Beshir Agha : chief eunuch of the Ottoman imperial harem / Jane Hathaway.
"Beshir Agha (c. 1657-1746) was the most powerful Chief Harem Eunuch in the history of the Ottoman Empire. Enslaved in his native Ethiopia as a boy, then castrated in Egypt, Beshir Agha became one of hundreds of East African eunuchs who inhabited the imperial palace's enormous harem. Risin...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oneworld,
2005.
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| Series: | Makers of the Muslim world.
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Norlin Library - Stacks
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DR531 .H38 2005
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| DR531 .H38 2005 | Available Place a Hold |