Odalisque
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| - | {{Template}}An '''odalisque''' was a [[virgin]] [[female]] [[slavery|slave]] who could rise in status to be a [[concubine]] or a [[wife]] in [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Seraglio]]s. Most were part of the [[harem]] of the [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[sultan]]. | + | [[Image:The Great Odalisque by Ingres.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[The Great Odalisque]] ([[1814]]) by [[Ingres]]]]{{Template}}An '''odalisque''' was a [[virgin]] [[female]] [[slavery|slave]] who could rise in status to be a [[concubine]] or a [[wife]] in [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Seraglio]]s. Most were part of the [[harem]] of the [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[sultan]]. |
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- Culture of the Ottoman Empire
- Islam and slavery
- Hammam
- Harem
- Köçek
- Orientalism
- Ottoman Turkish language
- Seraglio
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