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008    170202s2017    nyuab    b    001 0beng   
010      2017003912 
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050 00 DR509.H87|bP47 2017 
082 00 956/.015092|aB|223 
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100 1  Peirce, Leslie P.,|eauthor. 
245 10 Empress of the east :|bhow a European slave girl became 
       queen of the Ottoman Empire /|cLeslie Peirce. 
263    1706 
264  1 New York :|bBasic Books,|c2017. 
300    359 pages :|billustrations, map ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 2  "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 harem of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent in
       Constantinople. Suleiman became besotted with her, and 
       forsook all other mistresses. Then, in an unprecedented 
       step, he made her the first and only queen in the Ottoman 
       court. Although shrouded in scandal, the canny and 
       sophisticated Roxelana became a shrewd diplomat and 
       administrator, who helped Suleyman keep pace with a 
       changing world in which women--from Queen Elizabeth to 
       Catherine de Medici--increasingly held the reins of power.
       In Empress of the East, Pierce reveals the true history of
       an elusive figure who pushed the Ottoman Empire towards 
       modernity"--|cProvided by publisher. 
520 2  "FROM CHRISTIAN MAIDEN TO MUSLIM QUEEN: Roxelana was born 
       in Ruthenia, possibly the daughter of a priest but more 
       likely into an average family, facing a hardscrabble life.
       She was captured by slavers around age 12 and taken to the
       Ottoman court. Her trajectory was extraordinary--she 
       became a favored concubine and then the first, and only, 
       Ottoman Queen. From rags to riches, her life is one of 
       political maneuvering, rule breaking, and forbidden love. 
       A Christian slave girl ripped from her homeland who, 
       against all odds, rose to become the only queen in the 
       history of the Ottoman Empire, Roxelana has long been 
       accused of witchcraft and blamed for turning the sultan 
       Suleyman's head--even preventing him from reaching his 
       full potential as a ruler. But the truth is even more 
       remarkable: the first (and only) Queen in Ottoman history,
       Roxelana was a diplomat, an administrator, and a 
       modernizer who helped Suleyman keep up with the changing 
       world. She is a remarkable figure whose fascinating story 
       warrants retelling, and whose life will shed new light on 
       the history of the Ottoman Empire. Soon after Roxelana 
       entered Suleyman's harem, however, Suleyman set aside all 
       others, breaking centuries of tradition in favor of the 
       laughing Ruthenian maiden, who he would eventually free 
       and marry. Controversial from the outset, Roxelana has 
       remained so for historians. Both in life and in death, she
       has been a lightning rod for virtually all of Suleyman's 
       unpopular acts, including a series of controversial 
       executions. This greatest of Ottoman sultans has himself 
       been sold short by the myth of his susceptibility to 
       Roxelana's charms"--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 00 Süleyman|bI,|cSultan of the Turks,|d1494 or 1495-1566
       |xMarriage. 
600 00 Hurrem,|cconsort of Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks,
       |dapproximately 1504-1558? 
600 07 Hurrem,|cconsort of Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks,
       |dapproximately 1504-1558?|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01825159 
600 07 Süleyman|bI,|cSultan of the Turks,|d1494 or 1495-1566.
       |2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01849701 
648  7 1520-1566|2fast 
650  0 Mistresses|zTurkey|vBiography. 
650  0 Ukrainians|zTurkey|vBiography. 
650  0 Queens|zTurkey|vBiography. 
650  0 Enslaved persons|zTurkey|vBiography. 
650  0 Enslaved persons.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01120522 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|xWomen.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|xHistorical.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|xRoyalty.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Marriage.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01010443 
650  7 HISTORY|zMiddle East|xTurkey & Ottoman Empire.|2bisacsh 
650  7 HISTORY|xModern|x16th Century.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Queens.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01085637 
650  7 Mistresses.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01023970 
650  7 Kings and rulers.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00987694 
650  7 Ukrainians.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01160566 
651  0 Turkey|xKings and rulers|vBiography. 
651  0 Turkey|xHistory|ySüleyman I, 1520-1566. 
651  7 Turkey.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01208963 
655  7 Biography.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423686 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft 
655  7 Biographies.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919896 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
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