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Eunuch

A eunuch (/ˈjuː.nək/ ⓘ YOO-nək, Ancient Greek: εὐνοῦχος) is a boy or man who has been castrated. Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function. The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the 2nd millennium BC. Over the millennia since, they performed a wide variety…

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Etymology

Non-castrated eunuchs

Asia and Africa

Ancient Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Religious castration

Castrato singers

Notable eunuchs

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Eunuch

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Eunuch

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related to First millennium CE · 97
Eunuch → Abbasid, Abu, Acts, AD, Africa, Apostles, Athens, Battle, Book, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, Cai Lun, CE, Cen Hun, Christian, Chrysaphius, Chusdazat, Commander-in-chief, Constantinople, Council
related to Second millennium CE · 84
Eunuch → Abraham Lincoln, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Alauddin Khalji, Aleppo, Alessandro Moreschi, Amur River, Annam, Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, Beylerbey, Boston, Byzantine, Báb, China, Chinese, Corbett, Delhi, Eight Tigers, Emperor Alexios, Entered Emperor Puyi's, Eunuch's Recollection
related to First millennium BCE · 41
Eunuch → Alexander, Alexandria, Artabanus, Artaxerxes, Artaxerxes III, Artoxares, Aspamistres, Assyrian, Bagoas, Batis, BCE, Carchemish, Chinese Empire, Cleopatra VII's, Darius II, Ganymedes, Gaza, Great, Julius Caesar, Kingdom
related to Etymology · 28
Eunuch → Ancient Greek, BCE, Black Mountain, Byzantine, CE, Commentaries, Etymologicon, Etymologicum Magnum, Eunuchs, Eustathius, Hipponax, Homer, However, In, In Defence, Lampsacene, Leo VI, Liddell, New Constitution, Nikon
related to In Judaism · 28
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related to Further listening · 24
Eunuch → Ancient History, Ancient Near Eastern History, BBC Radio, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Broadcaster, Cardiff University, Date, Department, February, History, In Our Time, Interviewed Guests, Karen Radner, King's College London, Melvyn Bragg, Michael Hoeckelmann, Presenter, Producer, Professor, Reader
related to Religious castration · 23
Eunuch → AD, Anatolia, Archaeological, Atargatis, But, Castration, Christian, Christians, Cybele, East, For, Galli, His, If, Later Roman, Let, Magna Mater, Matthew, Not, NRSV
related to Korea · 17
Eunuch → Chief, Common, Confucianism, Department, Gabo, Goryeo, Goryeosa, History, In, Joseon, Korea, Korean, Naegwan, Naesi, Sangseon, The, They
related to Ancient Greece, Rome, and Byzantium · 14
Eunuch → Byzantine, Constantine, Cybele, Emperors Diocletian, Eusebius, Eutropius, Greeks, In, Julian, Mediterranean, Roman Empire, Romans, The, The Galli
related to China · 13
Eunuch → Both, Certain, China, Eunuchs, Five Punishments, From, Grand Secretaries, In China, Ming, Qin, Self-castration, Sui, Zheng He

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eunuchs castration century castrated court dynasty empire power also first died harem word emperor imperial bce one often slave history

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weddingsinstance ofThey may also earn a living by going uninvited to large ceremonies0.80text
birthsinstance ofThey may also earn a living by going uninvited to large ceremonies0.80text
new shop openingsinstance ofThey may also earn a living by going uninvited to large ceremonies0.80text
other major family eventsinstance ofThey may also earn a living by going uninvited to large ceremonies0.80text
and singing until they are paid or given gifts to go awayinstance ofThey may also earn a living by going uninvited to large ceremonies0.80text
jamilinstance ofMamluk biographies of the eunuchs often praise their appearance with adjectives0.80text
the insertion of bamboo into the victiminstance ofHe adds details not mentioned by Andrews0.80text
Hatachinstance ofas well as other servants0.80text
Harbonahinstance ofas well as other servants0.80text
Bigthaninstance ofas well as other servants0.80text
and Tereshinstance ofas well as other servants0.80text
are referred to as sarisiminstance ofas well as other servants0.80text

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