About the first harems of Tartary

2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55

About the first harems of Tartary from the novel "Free to Remember":

"… Each of the Khans, and in Russian princes, as small governors of small territories of a large kingdom, undertook, as a sign of their oath of allegiance to the ruling dynasty, to send the eldest of their daughters to the capital when they reached the age of" first growing up. " in a special place - a "city in a city", allocated on the territory of the capital. And, in essence, and even more so the structure, this complex was an "institute of noble maidens" living and studying sciences and arts - under the full support and care of the royal At the same time, the girls were not imprisoned within the walls of the harem, but had the right to freely move around the city and even occasionally make short absences to their father's house. That is, preserving the chastity of girls who fell into the harem was also a duty that the state took upon itself. willingly, they made some kind of intrigue in the capital, or during their travels - here the responsibility fell on them themselves. Although the girls themselves were not punished for these pranks. Only in cases where one of the palace servants or guards was involved could such a man be punished by expulsion from the capital to serve in distant garrisons. Although his chosen one in such cases had every right to follow him, if her feelings were serious.

So these girls were not, and could not be, any "wives" of the Great Khan - beloved, unloved, senior, junior, and so on! None of them was intimate with the ruler, and in no way was forced to do so. And if the Ruler had a wife, then she was not only beloved, but also the only one. There was no polygamy, polygamy or polyandry under the Gods and should not have been here. And not only among royal persons, but nowhere in general - this was considered a manifestation of savagery and immorality.

How did such a system maintain order and the integrity of the state? It's very simple! Even if some Khan from a distant province decided to neglect his love for his own daughter living in a harem and started an uprising, the likelihood of his support by other Khan in the same position was almost negligible. And more often than not, they did not even have to send a large army to suppress such an uprising - the neighbors themselves quickly calmed the rebel, thereby confirming their loyalty to the ruler and receiving for this the right to expand their possessions at the expense of the rebel's lands. Of course, there were also Khans who did not have daughters, in which case they sent their sons to military service in the capital, where they received valuable skills and education at the military academy. And, returning home, they inevitably raised the status of their family. And since we touched on enlightenment, then the girls in the harem also received a versatile education of the highest level at that time. Particular attention was paid to endowing them with true knowledge in various sciences and the history of past eras. But such an education would be meaningless if the girls who fell into the harem remained in it until the end of their days. That is why they were periodically allowed to go home to stay, where they shared their knowledge with their relatives. And when the girl received a sufficient level of education, and this happened, as a rule, by the age of her ability to start her own family, then on one of her trips home she was given a sealed letter, which contained an offer to parents to replace her in a harem with a younger daughter or a son for metropolitan military academy. If this happened, the “graduate” could already freely marry, and was a desirable candidate for a spouse for any noble man. And in this case, she was already sharing her education with her spouse and children, thereby continuing to spread education. Moreover, along with knowledge, for many years still spreading everywhere and many stories about the beautiful capital of the kingdom, the Great Khan with his wise and just rule …"

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