Women in Ottoman society
a. had considerable political influence if they were queen mothers.
b. were given much more freedom in the economic sphere than those of Vietnam.
c. had no political influence, as was shown by the fate of Suleyman the Magnificent's mother.
d. who lived in the harem were abused sexually by the sultan and his male friends and, at times, even by enlisted army personnel.
e. served as royal bodyguards and, if slaves, were used to produce royal heirs.
a
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