The World of Courtesans c8.168

c8.168

After meeting his wives, the king next visited the widows whom he had married and treated them in the same way as his queens. In the end he granted interviews to courtesans, concubines (*abhyantarikah*) and actresses (*natakiyah*). The apartments of all the inmates of the harem were arranged in order of precedence. According to the commentary the royal ladies occupied the apartments in the centre of the palace; beyond came the apartments of remarried widows and finally came the quarters of the courtesans and actresses.