A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c21.s2.48
A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c21.s2.48
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c21.s2.48
The king lives by himself inside the palace, and when he wishes to have with him one of his wives he orders a eunuch to go and call her. The eunuch does not enter where she is, but tells it to the female guards, who make known to the queen that there is a message from the king, and then comes one of her maidens or chamber-women and learns what is wanted, and then the queen goes where the king is, or the king comes where she is, and so passes the time as it seems good to him without any of the others knowing. Amongst these eunuchs the king has some who are great favourites, and who sleep where he sleeps; they receive a large salary.