Beshir Agha: Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Imperial Harem by Jane Hathaway, Jane Hathaway

Beshir Agha: Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Imperial Harem

Jane Hathaway, Jane Hathaway

160 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

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This book explores the life of el-Hajj Beshir Agha (ca. 1657-1746), the most powerful Chief Harem Eunuch in the history of the Ottoman Empire. In this capacity, he helped to shape and propagate the official Ottoman brand of Sunni Islam. El-Hajj Be...

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