King-wives-and-eunuchs

Författare/Upphovsman:

African slaves in Iran during the Qajar era were often eunuchs. Their dress suggests that they belonged to the king or high-ranking members of his court.

Kreditera:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2016/jan/14/african-slavery-in-qajar-iran-in-photos

Kort länk:

https://sewiki.info/b/cb13b

Källa:

Wikimedia Commons

Upplösning:

3972 x 3270 Pixel (5623940 Bytes)

Beskrivning:

In this photo taken and captioned by the king himself, a group of his wives and eunuchs are shown inside the harem garden in one of the royal complexes in north Tehran, Shahrestanak. The five African slaves include two adults, probably Ethiopian, and three adolescents: Haji Bilal (the first adult African slave from the right), Maqrur Khan (the fourth adult African slave from the right), Ismail Khan (the first adolescent white slave from the right), Haji Rahim (the second white slave from the right, head of the harem slaves), 1883. Photograph: Nasser al-Din Shah/Photo Archive, Golestan Palace Museum, Tehran, Iran

Licens:

Public domain