In the year AD 210, China 's first emperor Qingshihuang died of illness in Shaqiu. Eunuch Zhao Gao colluded with Li Si, premier of Qinshihuang, and killed Prince Fu Su and General Meng Tian. They ...

Sun Yaoting was 8 when his father castrated him with a single swoop of a razor. The year was 1911, and China was in turmoil. Just a few months later, rebels deposed the emperor. “Our boy has suffered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The person to the right of the haloed emperor is thought to be the eunuch Narses, a powerful Byzantine general.

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In 1580, the sultan of Bijapur was stabbed to death in his own bedroom. Ali Adil Shah was an interesting type of chap. He ate not less than 12 eggs per day for his health; he liked to read, travelling ...

It is always tempting to under- or over-value the lessons of history. But sometimes the parallels are too compelling to ignore. Consider, for example, the personnel policies of the ruling class among ...

The Ottoman Chief Eunuch was an influential figure. In this and other caliphates, eunuchs supervised the harem, the princes, the financial affairs of the palace and the mosques, as well as controlling ...