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Knyzhka Corner Book Review: Empress of the East by Leslie Peirce is the biography of Roxelana, a captive slave who became the wife of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent • Ukrainian folk tale: The Eternal Bride narrated by Saskatchewan storyteller Linda Mikolayenko from the series Behind the Blue Mirror • Ukrainian Proverb of the Week • Other Items of Interest • Great Ukrainian Music!Tune in to the Vancouver edition of Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio every Saturday at 6pm PST on AM1320 CHMB and streaming here..Tune in to the Nanaimo edition on Wednesdays at 11am on air at 101.7FM or streaming online at CHLY Radio Malaspina.For podcast feed, transcipts, and links to reputable Ukrainian charities visit our website here. Support the show on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the early sixteenth century there emerged upon the world stage a cast of royal characters that could almost persuade the most hardened social historian to read Thomas Carlyle's On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History. In Europe were Francis I of France, Henry VIII of England, and Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor. In Russia ruled Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible;  in India Babur and Akbar, founders of the Moghul Dynasty;  and in Persia the Savafid rulers Shah Ismail and Shah Tahmasb. As my guest writes, all of these monarchs “resorted to warfare as an instrument of empire building…sought to establish control over their own elites and aristocracies… paid particular attention to creating and maintaining a multilayered reputation as ruler, patron, soldier, [and] statesman… [and] sought to establish central control over religious matters during a time of intense theological debates and spiritual anxieties. They were also acutely aware of each other, and they openly competed among themselves for control of land and resources and for prestige.” In their geographical midst was one to whom all looked, against whom all compared themselves, and with whom nearly all of them competed in the game of kingdoms. This was Süleyman, the ruler of the Ottoman Empire, known to contemporaries as “the Grand Turk”, and ever after as “the Magnificent.” In all the endeavours of his contemporaries, he at the very least matched them, and he usually excelled. Peerless Among Princes: The Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman is a fascinating new biography of this towering figure, a study not only of his life but of his time. Its author Kaya Şahín is with us today; he is Associate Professor of History at Indiana University, where he also serves in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies and Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures For Further Investigation Some of the European side of this story has previously been discussed in Episode 166, a conversation with Catherine Fletcher about the Italian Renaissance; and in Episode 149, which focused on the history of Eastern Europe, a history that is unimaginable without the presence of the Ottoman Empire. The following books are suggested by Kaya, some with his comments. Cornell H Fleischer, Bureaucrat and Intellectual in the Ottoman Empire: The Historian Mustafa Ali (1541-1600) Leslie Peirce, Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire: "a biography of Suleyman's wife." John Julius Norwich, Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe: "not a work of academic scholarship, but an open-minded treatment of Suleyman together with the other royal figures of the period." Suleymanname: The Illustrated History of Suleyman the Magnificent, edited by Esin Atil. Erdem Çipa, The Making of Selim: Succession, Legitimacy, and Memory in the Early Modern Ottoman World: "a study on Süleyman's father." Emine Fetvaci, Picturing History at the Ottoman Court: "although mostly dealing with a period following Süleyman's death, it is a terrific study of Ottoman visual culture, book arts, history-writing, etc." Nikolay Antov, The Ottoman 'Wild West': The Balkan Frontier in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries: "a solid treatment of Ottoman expansion in the Balkans as well as the issue of conversion to Islam, etc." Christopher Markiewicz, The Crisis of Kingship in Late Medieval Islam: Persian Emigres and the Making of Ottoman Sovereignty: on new Ottoman notions of sovereignty.

Setting the Stage for Leslie Peirce

Hürrem Sultan, aka Haseki Sultan, aka Roxelana, was born around 1502 and was captured and sold into slavery as a young girl. She caught the attention of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and wound up shattering all kinds of glass ceilings for women, the enslaved, and concubines as she ascended to become his Queen. References: The Ottoman History podcast ottomanhistorypodcast.com Ottoman Lives podcast historyonthenet.com/ottoman-lives Empress of the East: How A European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire by Leslie Peirce https://www.dailysabah.com/feature/2015/01/09/hurrem-sultan-a-beloved-wife-or-master-manipulator https://listverse.com/2018/06/06/10-little-known-facts-from-the-crimean-slave-trade/ https://magnificentcentury.fandom.com/wiki/Hurrem_Sultan https://www.youtube.com/c/BeryIstanbulTips/about Support Vulgar History on Patreon at patreon.com/annfosterwriter Get merch at http://vulgarhistory.store - use code TITSOUT for free U.S. shipping or TITSOU10 for 10% off your order Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission.

In this edition:• Ukrainian Food Flair: Recipe for Raspberry Soup.• Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Book review of In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine by Tim Judah. A portrayal of today’s Ukraine for the Western reader.• Knyzhka Corner Book Review: Empress of the East by Leslie Peirce tells the story of a 16th century Ukrainian teenager captured as a slave who became queen of the Ottoman Empire.• Rushnychok Story: The story of Anna Yaroslavna, a Ukrainian princess who became Queen of France.• Ukrainian Proverb of the Week.• Other items of interest.• Great Ukrainian music!Join me - Pawlina - for the Vancouver edition of Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio—every Saturday at 6pm PST on AM1320 CHMB Vancouver.This hour in English. Your host this hour: Pawlina.Please join me for the Vancouver edition of Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio—every Saturday at 6pm PST on AM1320 CHMB Vancouver.Reminder: You can also hear the Nanaimo edition in Vancouver on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm on air at 101.7FM or online at CHLY Radio Malaspina. Hour 1 is hosted by Pawlina, in English. Hour 2 is hosted by Oksana Poberezhnyk, in Ukrainian.As well the International Edition airs in over 20 countries on AM, FM, shortwave and satellite radio via PCJ Radio International. In between broadcasts, please check out our Patreon site and consider supporting us. And do follow us there as well as on Facebook and Twitter.I always love to hear from you so please send me your suggestions, dedications and requests here. Your comments are always welcome! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this edition:• Ukrainian Food Flair: Recipe for Raspberry Soup.• Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Book review of In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine by Tim Judah. A portrayal of today’s Ukraine for the Western reader.• Knyzhka Corner Book Review: Empress of the East by Leslie Peirce tells the story of a 16th century Ukrainian teenager captured as a slave who became queen of the Ottaman Empire.• Rushnychok Story: The story of Anna Yaroslavna, a Ukrainian princess who became Queen of France.• Ukrainian Proverb of the Week.• Other items of interest• Great Ukrainian music!Join me - Pawlina - for the Vancouver edition of Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio—every Saturday at 6pm PST on AM1320 CHMB Vancouver.Reminder: You can also hear the Nanaimo edition in Vancouver on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm on air at 101.7FM or online at CHLY Radio Malaspina. Hour 1 is hosted by Pawlina, in English. Hour 2 is hosted by Oksana Poberezhnyk, in Ukrainian.As well the International Edition airs in over 20 countries on AM, FM, shortwave and satellite radio via PCJ Radio International. In between broadcasts, please check out our Patreon site and consider supporting us. And do follow us there as well as on Facebook and Twitter.I always love to hear from you so please send me your suggestions, dedications and requests here. Your comments are always welcome! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 340with Leslie Peircehosted by Suzie Ferguson and Seçil YılmazDownload the podcastFeed | iTunes | GooglePlay | SoundCloudIn this episode, we explore the life and times of Roxelana, also known as Hürrem Sultan, a slave girl who became chief consort and then legal wife of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I (r. 1520-1566). We trace Roxelana's probable beginnings and the possible paths that took her to Istanbul, asking how she rose above her peers in the Old Palace to become a favored concubine and then the wife of the Sultan. We explore her relationship to other women at the Ottoman court, the politics of her motherhood and philanthropy, and her role in Ottoman diplomacy. In the end, Roxelana's work, her relationship with Suleiman, and the unusual nuclear family they created despite the otherwise polygynous patterns of reproduction at the Ottoman court would transform the rules of Ottoman succession, the role of Ottoman royal women, and the future of the Empire as a whole. The life story of this one remarkable woman sheds light on many facets of the history of the Ottoman Empire, showing how a single individual's story can serve as a lynchpin for grasping the complexities of an age. « Click for More »

Episode 340with Leslie Peircehosted by Suzie Ferguson and Seçil YılmazDownload the podcastFeed | iTunes | GooglePlay | SoundCloudIn this episode, we explore the life and times of Roxelana, also known as Hürrem Sultan, a slave girl who became chief consort and then legal wife of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I (r. 1520-1566). We trace Roxelana's probable beginnings and the possible paths that took her to Istanbul, asking how she rose above her peers in the Old Palace to become a favored concubine and then the wife of the Sultan. We explore her relationship to other women at the Ottoman court, the politics of her motherhood and philanthropy, and her role in Ottoman diplomacy. In the end, Roxelana's work, her relationship with Suleiman, and the unusual nuclear family they created despite the otherwise polygynous patterns of reproduction at the Ottoman court would transform the rules of Ottoman succession, the role of Ottoman royal women, and the future of the Empire as a whole. The life story of this one remarkable woman sheds light on many facets of the history of the Ottoman Empire, showing how a single individual's story can serve as a lynchpin for grasping the complexities of an age. « Click for More »

Episode 340with Leslie Peircehosted by Suzie Ferguson and Seçil YılmazDownload the podcastFeed | iTunes | GooglePlay | SoundCloudIn this episode, we explore the life and times of Roxelana, also known as Hürrem Sultan, a slave girl who became chief consort and then legal wife of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I (r. 1520-1566). We trace Roxelana's probable beginnings and the possible paths that took her to Istanbul, asking how she rose above her peers in the Old Palace to become a favored concubine and then the wife of the Sultan. We explore her relationship to other women at the Ottoman court, the politics of her motherhood and philanthropy, and her role in Ottoman diplomacy. In the end, Roxelana's work, her relationship with Suleiman, and the unusual nuclear family they created despite the otherwise polygynous patterns of reproduction at the Ottoman court would transform the rules of Ottoman succession, the role of Ottoman royal women, and the future of the Empire as a whole. The life story of this one remarkable woman sheds light on many facets of the history of the Ottoman Empire, showing how a single individual's story can serve as a lynchpin for grasping the complexities of an age. « Click for More »

The extraordinary story of the Russian slave girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only queen of the Ottoman empire