Jane Hathaway
historian of Ottoman history
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The Sultan's Eunuch
In this episode, historian Jane Hathaway discusses the role of the Chief Harem Eunuch in the Ottoman court, exploring their mobility, ties to Cairo and Mecca, and unique insights into political life. The episode also delves into the depiction of eunuchs in Ottoman manuscripts and architecture, the architectural complex founded by Beshirah, and the lives of eunuchs in the empire, including the quest of a harem eunuch to find his birth family in Ethiopia.
