Twilight of the Sultanate c17.s3.5

c17.s3.5

Vast expenses were incurred on the seraglio of the Sultan who married as many women as he liked. Two facts may be remembered in this connection. Firstly, women had no "rights" in those days. Secondly, the absence of scientific inventions necessitated the manual labour of human hands in providing for the comforts of the rich, and women were preferred as companions and servants.