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Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire
Empress of the East How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire
Author: Leslie Peirce
The extraordinary story of the Russian slave girl Roxelana, who rose from the role of concubine to become the only queen in Ottoman history — In Empress of the East, historian Leslie Peirce tells the remarkable story of a Christian slave girl, Roxelana, who was abducted by warriors at age twelve from her Ruthenian homeland, and brought to the har...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780465032518
ISBN-10: 0465032516
Publication Date: 9/12/2017
Pages: 320
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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