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Did Rajput kings have harems?
Rajput rulers became allies of the Mughals, but at a price. They were asked to send their daughters to the imperial harem. The practice lasted 150 long years, from 1562 to 1715.
Which Indian king had most queens?
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh built a ‘Leela-Bhavan’ in Patiala, where only naked people were allowed. This palace is built in Patiala city on the road leading to Bhupendra Nagar, close to the Bahudari Bagh. According to historians the Maharaja had a total of 365 queens, including 10 authorized queens.
Did any of the Hindu kings have multiple wives?
A much revered epic of the Hindus, the Ramayana did show King Dasaratha having three wives. While his sons had one wife, it does show that polygamy was normal and practiced by many. All said and done, if you search for the Kings with the largest harems, one or two of the Hindu Kings makes it to the top 10. Yes, they did.
Were harems made up of mainly slave women?
The snippet below explains how harems were made up of mainly slave women. Many Hindu kings had multiple wives, but they did not have such harems. However, It is possible that after the introduction of the Islamic rule in India, some Hindu king may have kept a harem to show off.
Did Kings in the Middle Ages have harem?
Yes, they did. If we are talking of medieval ages, polygamy among the royals was pretty common. Some Kings obtained allegiances of Kingdoms through marriage alliances and sometimes ruled over those areas. Now the count of members in the harem would differ from individual to individual.
What is a harem in India?
Any relationship a ruler had with a woman outside a legal royal marriage, degraded her to the status of a concubine. This was the situation in many regions of the ancient and medieval world, not only India. The harem was traditionally a place within the royal palace, where the ruler housed his wives and his concubines.