Inside the Seraglio takes us behind the doors of Topkapi Sarayi and the other palaces of the Ottoman sultans who for more than six centuries ruled one of the world's most powerful empires. The heart of the palace was the Harem, the women's quarters, ruled by the Valide, or Queen Mother.
Described here and illustrated throughout with images of this sequestered court, is the history and life of this remarkable palace in all its colour and opulence, and the story of its influence on a great empire.
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Book Description:
The story of the House of Osman, the imperial dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire for more than seven centuries.
About the Author:
John Freely was born in New York in 1926. He joined the U.S. Navy at the age of seventeen and served with a commando unit in Burma and China during the last months of World War II. He has written more than twenty books.
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0140270566
- ISBN 13 9780140270563
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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