Women slaves in the Ottoman Empire

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French letter writer

Kalfa (Turkish for 'apprentice, assistant master') was a general term in the Ottoman Empire for the women attendants and supervisors in service in the imperial palace.

Greek slave courtesan, Russian agent and Polish noble

Cypriot

Serbian-origin princess of the XIVth and XVth century, caught by Bayezid I and later by Timur. Finally established and married in Spain.