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Empress of the East, How a Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire
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Empress of the East, How a Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire

Author: Leslie Peirce

Abducted by slave traders from her home in Ruthenia - modern-day Ukraine - around 1515, Roxelana was brought to Istanbul and trained in the palace harem as a concubine for Sultan Suleyman the...

Abducted by slave traders from her home in Ruthenia - modern-day Ukraine - around 1515, Roxelana was brought to Istanbul and trained in the palace harem as a concubine for Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire and one of the world's most powerful men.

Suleyman became besotted with Roxelana and foreswore all other concubines, freeing and...

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  • Number of pages Number of pages 384
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Year of publication Year of publication 2020
  • Publisher Publisher Icon Books Ltd
Genre: World History Ottoman Period
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Abducted by slave traders from her home in Ruthenia - modern-day Ukraine - around 1515, Roxelana was brought to Istanbul and trained in the palace harem as a concubine for Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire and one of the world's most powerful men.

Suleyman became besotted with Roxelana and foreswore all other concubines, freeing and marrying her. The bold and canny Roxelana became a shrewd diplomat and philanthropist, helping Suleyman keep pace with a changing world in which women - Isabella of Hungary, Catherine de Medici - were increasingly close to power.

Until now Roxelana has been seen by historians as a seductress who brought ruin to the empire, but in Empress of the East, acclaimed historian Leslie Peirce reveals with panache the compelling story of an elusive woman who transformed the Ottoman harem into an institution of imperial rule.

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Author
Leslie Peirce
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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Type
General History
Theme
World History
Time Period
Ottoman Period
Language
English
Subtitle
How a Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
384
Release Date
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Publication Date
2020
Dimensions
12.9x19.8 cm
ISBN-13
9781785785603

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