Inside the Seraglio
Private Lives of the Sultans in Istanbul
Published on 11. October 2016
304 pages
978-0-85772-870-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is the story of the House of Osman, the imperial dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire for more than seven centuries, an empire that once stretched from central Europe to North Africa and from Persia to the Adriatic. The capital of this empire was Istanbul, ancient Byzantium, a city that stands astride Europe and Asia on the Bosphorus. And it was in the great palace of Topkapi Sarayi that the sultans of this empire ruled. Inside the Seraglio - a classic of Ottoman history - takes us behind the gilded doors of the Topkapi and into the heart of the palace: the harem, where the sultan would surround himself with his wives, concubines, eunuchs, pages, dwarfs and mutes and where all the tempestuous events of empire were so often played out. This is the history of a remarkable palace in all its colour and opulence and the story of its influence on a great empire.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-85772-870-8 (9780857728708)
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Person
John Freely (1926-2017) was born in New York in 1926 and joined the US Navy at the age of 17, serving during the last two years of World War II. He achieved a PhD in physics from New York University and did postdoctoral studies in the history of science at Oxford. He was Professor of Physics at Bosphorus University in Istanbul, where he taught physics and the history of science for more than fifty years. He also taught in New York, Boston, London and Athens.
Freely wrote more than 40 books, including works in the history of science and travel. His books include Storm on Horseback, The Cyclades, The Ionian Islands (all I.B.Tauris), Crete and the bestselling Strolling Through Istanbul (both Tauris Parke).
Freely wrote more than 40 books, including works in the history of science and travel. His books include Storm on Horseback, The Cyclades, The Ionian Islands (all I.B.Tauris), Crete and the bestselling Strolling Through Istanbul (both Tauris Parke).
Content
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgement
- Preface
- Turkish Spelling and Pronunciation
- Maps
- 1. The House of Osman
- 2. Mehmet the Conqueror
- 3. The House of Felicity
- 4. Süleyman the Magnificent
- 5. The Sultanate of Women
- 6. An Organ for the Sultan
- 7. Regicide
- 8. The Procession of the Guilds
- 9. Three Mad Sultans
- 10. The Hunter Caged
- 11. A Cage for Princes
- 12. Tulip Time
- 13. Murder in the Music Room
- 14. The Auspicious Event
- 15. On the Shores of the Bosphorus
- 16. The Year of the Three Sultans
- 17. Imprisoned Sultans
- 18. The Fall of the House of Osman
- 19. The Gathering Place of the Jinns
- Glossary
- Ottoman Sultans (The House of Osman)
- Genealogy of the Sultans
- Mothers of the Sultans
- Bibliography
