The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire

The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 415
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ISBN-10 : 9780857728937
ISBN-13 : 0857728938
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Book Synopsis The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire by : George H. Junne

Download or read book The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire written by George H. Junne and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chief Black Eunuch, appointed personally by the Sultan, had both the ear of the leader of a vast Islamic Empire and held power over a network of spies and informers, including eunuchs and slaves throughout Constantinople and beyond. The story of these remarkable individuals, who rose from difficult beginnings to become amongst the most powerful people in the Ottoman Empire, is rarely told. George Junne places their stories in the context of the wider history of African slavery, and places them at the centre of Ottoman history. The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire marks a new direction in the study of courtly politics and power in Constantinople.


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