Haseki Sultan
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Material Information

Title:
Haseki Sultan chief consort to the Sultan
Series Title:
Costume of Turkey (Dalvimart, Octavian. London : Printed by William Miller, 1802.)
Alternate Title:
Chief Kaddin of the Imperial Harem
Alternate Title:
خاصکى سلطان
Creator:
Dalvimart, Octavian
Place of Publication:
London
Publisher:
William Miller
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Language:
English

Notes

Abstract:
The portrait of a Sultana or Odalisk, a term by which all the females are distinguished, except the few (about seven) who are raised to a superior rank, and are called, Kadins, or Kadeuns. When the Sultan dismisses any one of these, either from caprice or satiety, which he does by sending her to the old Seraglio, another Odalisk takes her place. This, of course, is an honour eagerly sought after. One of the reasons, perhaps, of the Sultan’s not marrying, is, that he thinks himself of a superior rank to other mortals, and that he shall degrade himself by forming any connection of so intimate a nature with what he looks upon as an inferior being. -- Costume of Turkey (Dalvimart, Octavian. London : Printed by William Miller, 1802.) ( en )
General Note:
1 colour slide
General Note:
Beyoğlu is the Turkish name for the Istanbul suburb or Pera

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
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