All is not as beautiful as they show in the series.
The Turkish chronicler Dursun-Bey once wrote, “If the sun were a man, then even he would be allowed to see the harem.” Odalisques, and the so-called beauties, is only to the Sultan, and living in Paradise. The harem was home to several hundred wives and concubines of the ruler.
There had access only elected members of the Sultan’s family, and the most famous was the Palace of the Seraglio in Istanbul. It was a small town surrounded by high walls and had their guard. The Palace had 400 rooms, in which lived more than 2 thousand women. However, to get into the harem was Oh how difficult.
It was a rigorous selection, and random girls there never fell. In the harem were selected simply the number of brunettes and blondes, valued Slavic appearance. Pay more attention to the hips and waist, while the growth and size of the breast was of minor importance. But it was not only the appearance — always welcomed the presence of an apt mind.
After the girl managed to get a place in the harem, waiting for her two-year General education course: it was unbecoming to go to the Sultan unprepared. The odalisques were taught languages, the Koran, literature, many danced, played musical instruments, wrote poems and even were able to fill up the Sultan.
The course included self-care — those girls know how to cook a particular mask and what to RUB. In the same way they were taught to dress properly and to choose the jewelry. They also mastered the art of seduction and learning the intricacies of intimate gymnastics. It was a special dance-Striptease and vumbilding — training of the vaginal muscles.
In those days, cosmetics was only of natural origin and was very expensive. In particular the course of the oil mallow — annually in the harem were transported hundreds of kilograms of these colors. And there was organized the delivery of special clay, herbs, henna, roses and carnations. What can we say about cinnamon, lemons, and tons of antimony gold and silver jewelry. By the way, Turkish rose oil is still used in elite cosmetics.
However, all this was not enough: it was possible to live in the harem all my life, but so never and not to get to the Sultan — because before him every day adorned with hundreds of gorgeous girls. It was necessary to spend a lot of effort to be one of them. Therefore, intrigue, and competition has not been canceled. And if the Sultan had noticed the girl, waiting for her “Golden path” — the road from the dormitory to the coveted quarters of the ruler.
Especially talented girl won the attention of the Sultan for many years, sometimes turning him into an addict. Surely you know history, when mistress not only pampered ruler, but also it has made his name public Affairs. A striking example is the Haseki Hürrem Sultan, known in Europe as roxelana. Do not forget to share this post with others!
