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However, concubines were always slaves subjected the will of their master. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III is known to have executed two concubines for reciting what he saw as inappropriate verses, and tortured another concubine with a burning candle in her face while she was held by two eunuchs after she refused sexual intercourse. [108]
The Concubine and the Caliph; The Concubine of Al-Maamun; In the remainder of this volume W. A. Clouston presents "variants and analogues" of the supplemental nights. The Sleeper and the Waker; The Ten Wazirs; or the History of King Azadbakht and His Son; King Dadbin and His Wazirs; King Aylan Shah and Abu Tamman; King Sulayman Shah and His Niece
Although usage of the word concubina during the Roman Empire poses ambiguities of role and status, the difference between the Imperial-era concubine as a subject of legal interest and a paelex or extralegal concubine during the Republic is fairly straightforward: the paelex was a woman "installed" by a married man as a sexual rival to his wife, [8] whereas the concubina was a wife-like ...
Team Southeast Asia was driven to the Malaysia–Thailand border from which they had to drive to the final waypoint at Concubine Lane in Ipoh. They finished within 30 minutes of the pace time. Day 12. Team North America had to drive ATVs through Squamish, British Columbia then hike to the final waypoint. They finished within 30 minutes of the ...
The concubine in a concubinage tended to have a lower social status than the married party or home owner, [32] and this was often the reason why concubinage was preferred to marriage. [3] A concubine could be an "alien" in a society that did not recognize marriages between foreigners and citizens.
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Concubines in Canada were traditionally native women who were not believed suitable to become full wives to the European settlers. Elizabeth "Molly" Brant, the sister of the famed native chief Joseph Brant is believed to have served as the concubine to Sir William Johnson; [3] although his sexual promiscuity was widely known.
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