Narratives often centre on historical epics featuring dynastic royalty, concubines, deities and supernatural creatures.
Unable to recruit willing fighters, the rebels abduct children and turn them into soldiers, porters and concubines.
It is impossible not to feel haunted by the ghosts of the emperor, princesses, valets and concubines that once roamed the hallowed courtyards.
All astride on her father's line with the king and his concubines and her nurse with her pitchers of liquors and milk.
We are taught as GOSPEL that Solomon had 3, 000 wives and CONCUBINES!!
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He could have as many concubines as he could support - some had up to 300, although they were not all in the Harem at the same time.
Visitors are spared the remains of concubines, horse trainers and chefs sacrificed to serve in perpetuity, as they have not been included in this show.
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Started by Mehmet the Conqueror, they were expanded by a succession of sultans who were as interested in philosophy and the arts as they were in conquest and concubines.
The imperial family were catered for by vast armies of servants - cooks, concubines, eunuchs, officials and soldiers - who pampered them while also scheming to improve their own positions.
Able to give orders directly to the grand vizier, her influence on the sultan, on the selection of his wives and concubines and on matters of state was often profound.
In the capital, the files of most privately employed workers are guarded by the Beijing Talent Centre, which is housed inside a former concubines' compound at the Forbidden City.
They then entered a meritocracy, first as ladies-in-waiting to the sultan's concubines and children, then to the sultan's mother and finally - if they showed sufficient aptitude and were beautiful enough - to the sultan himself.
The atmosphere was aptly bar-roomy in a decadent, Barcelona sort of way, and the pretty young serving girls were not dressed up as if they were Santa's concubines instead they wore pert tee shirts and sensible miniskirts.
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