The black eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire : networks of power in the court of the sultan / George Junne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Junne, George H., author.

Series:

Library of Ottoman studies ; v. 55.

Library of Ottoman studies ; 55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africans--Turkey--History.

Africans.

Blacks--Turkey--History.

Blacks.

Eunuchs--Turkey.

Eunuchs.

Slavery--Turkey--History.

Slavery.

Slaves--Turkey--History.

Slaves.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2016.

Summary:

"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Front cover; Author biography; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Enslaved Africans as Eunuchs in Africa and Europe; 2. Eunuchs and the Byzantine World; 3. Eunuchs and the Muslim Slave Trade; 4. Slavery and the Ottomans; 5. Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire; 6. The Power of the Chief Black Eunuchs; 7. Religious Responsibilities of the Kizlar Ağa; 8. Personal Descriptions of the Chief Black Eunuchs; 9. Personal Lives of the Chief Black Eunuchs; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780857728937

0857728938

9781350988507

1350988502

OCLC:

960838680