Each girl wanted to be the best and the only one, so they had to resort to different methods to eliminate the competition.

Historians have told details about life in Sultan Suleiman’s harem during the Ottoman Empire. Since there were many girls, and Sultan – one, they had to fight for attention and to be the best. Some methods were very cruel.

Yes, the most common option to eliminate an opponent was to poison her. Most often, concubines used a poison of cumulative effect, so that later it would be more difficult to find and punish the culprit. He was stuffed with food, drinks, as well as clothes and towels. If the poison did not kill the girl, it could permanently disfigure her appearance. And with scars and burns, the girls could no longer surrender to Suleiman.

Another, less weak method of eliminating female competitors is rumors. After all, if the girl in the harem has a bad reputation, Suleiman is unlikely to invite her to his place for a night of love.

Of course, in the TV series “Wonderful Age” it was not shown in detail, but some storylines still confirm the data of historians. For example, Hürrem Sultan threatened some of Sultan’s new favorites in the series, and dealt with some of them personally. For example, Isabella of Castile mysteriously disappeared, Firuze was tried to be hanged, and Gulnihal Hürrem lost her beauty.

We will remind, the network talked about the diet of concubines from Sultan Suleiman’s harem.