Eunuchs

Connected Sites: 20

Eunuchs were mostly servants or slaves who, because of their function, had been castrated, usually in order to make them reliable servants of a royal court where physical access to the ruler could wield great influence. This connection includes courts where eunuchs were employed.

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Connected Sites

Persepolis
Inscribed: 1979
4.37
131
3
Imperial Palace
Inscribed: 1987
4.19
481
11
Beijing
Summer Palace
Inscribed: 1998
3.92
420
9
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Inscribed: 1997
3.15
283
7
Istanbul
Istanbul
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1985
4.38
665
12
Topkapi Palace
Hué
Hué
Viet Nam
Inscribed: 1993
3.30
306
7
Imperial Palace
Ashur
Ashur
Iraq
Inscribed: 2003
2.86
20
2
Red Fort
Inscribed: 2007
3.10
317
4
Mountain Resort, Chengde
Inscribed: 1994
3.54
89
4
Agra Fort
Inscribed: 1983
3.55
337
6
Fatehpur Sikri
Inscribed: 1986
3.38
249
9
Imperial Tombs
Inscribed: 2000
3.24
304
10
Ming Imperial Tombs Includes A Tomb Of An Eunuch Of The Last Ming Emperor
Thang Long
Thang Long
Viet Nam
Inscribed: 2010
2.04
207
9
Granada
Granada
Spain
Inscribed: 1984
4.39
564
11
Alhambra
Old City of Jerusalem
Inscribed: 1981
4.37
369
12
Jerulsalem's Dome Of The Rock Was Guarded By Black Eunuchs (Source: Eunuchs And Castrati: A Cultural History)
Historic Cairo
Inscribed: 1979
3.65
396
11
Former Center Of Eunuch Trade (Source: Eunuchs And Castrati: A Cultural History)
Mount Taishan
Inscribed: 1987
3.61
100
7
During Imperial Time Eunuchs From The Capital Came Here To Perform Taoist Services And Pray For Peace And Longevity For The Emperor, Concubines, Princes And Princesses
Ravenna
Ravenna
Italy
Inscribed: 1996
4.15
345
8
Basilica Of San Vitale: "Another Panel Shows Empress Theodora Solemn And Formal, With A Golden Halo, Crown And Jewels, And A Group Of Court Women As Well As Eunuchs."
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Cordoba
Cordoba
Spain
Inscribed: 1984
4.18
483
9
Young Boys Termed Slavs (Arabic Ṣaqāliba) In The Arabic Texts Were Brought To Cordoba By The Thousands To Serve As Palace Eunuchs. "The Most Lucrative Slave Market Was The Islamic Slavery In Al-Andalus. The Arabic Caliphate Of Córdoba Referred To The Forests Of Central And Eastern Europe, Which Came To Function As A Slave Source Supply, As The Bilad As-Saqaliba ("Land Of The Slaves")." (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Medina Azahara
Inscribed: 2018
2.81
171
10
Young Boys Termed Slavs (Arabic Ṣaqāliba) In The Arabic Texts Were Brought To Cordoba By The Thousands To Serve As Palace Eunuchs, . "The Most Lucrative Slave Market Was The Islamic Slavery In Al-Andalus. The Arabic Caliphate Of Córdoba Referred To The Forests Of Central And Eastern Europe, Which Came To Function As A Slave Source Supply, As The Bilad As-Saqaliba ("Land Of The Slaves")." (Wiki) - See Link For Medina Azahara Example
See En.Wikipedia.Org