Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace was the seat of power for the Ottoman Empire for nearly 400 years. A vast 700,000-square-meter ...

Yamuna River: At one time Yamuna was so clean that Mughal emperors and their concubines used to bathe in this river, not only this, you will be surprised to know the history of this river. Mughal ...

All women living in the Forbidden City were carefully sequestered in the imperial quarters deep inside the palace. They were restricted to the inner court and forbidden from venturing out of the ...

Concubinage fell into official disrepute in Japan in the late 19th Century when the Japanese discovered that Westerners considered it a barbaric practice. Many a wealthy Japanese male, however, ...

Set during the Joseon dynasty, 'Under the Queen's Umbrella' tells the story of a group of princes by the Queen and the King's concubines. Actor Ok Ja-yeon plays consort Hwang, who has her own agenda.

Horace N. Allen wrote that during a Korean wedding “one of the presents exchanged is a goose, an emblem of conjugal faithfulness, since the goose is reputed to have but one mate.” But many Koreans – ...