concubine
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Cixi, once a concubine of the Xianfeng emperor, assumed power upon his death in 1861.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Early on in the winsome new documentary about her life and work, Rita Moreno takes gently hilarious aim at Tuptim, the young Burmese concubine she played in the 1956 film of “The King and I.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2021
Part historical fiction, part fantasy, this novel of the Spanish Inquisition centers on Fatima, a favorite concubine of the last sultan of Granada.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2020
He must be rejoicing, telling the Emperor Charles that the king’s concubine is living her last hours.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2020
It was a meaningless demand because the concubine was so annoyed with the comradeship between her lover and his daughter that she did not want anything to do with her.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The nizam’s court, with its sumptuous palaces, its concubines, its rituals and recitations of poetry and music, was the chief inheritor of the archaic grandeur of the moguls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
However, sumptuary laws dictated what women could and could not wear, elite men kept concubines, and the Tang legal system considered women property.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Drawing together decades of writing, these stories follow concubines who fall in love, paranormal researchers and an older man forced to confront his past.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Criminals, slaves and concubines were tattooed, and some ethnic groups tattooed themselves to ward off evil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2019
When my brother accused Auntie of frightening our mother away, Auntie shouted that our mother had married a man named Wu Tsing who already had a wife, two concubines, and other bad children.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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