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John the Eunuch can refer to:

  • John the Laz, 5th-centuryGeorgian monk and theologian
  • John the Orphanotrophos, 11th-century Byzantine courtier
  • John the Eunuch (Trebizond), 14th-century courtier in the Empire of Trebizond

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John the Eunuch

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John the Eunuch can refer to: John the Laz, 5th-centuryGeorgian monk and theologian John the Orphanotrophos, 11th-century Byzantine courtier John the...

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Eunuch

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A eunuch (/ˈjuːnək/ YOO-nək) is a male who has been castrated. Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function. The earliest records...

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Ethiopian eunuch

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The Ethiopian eunuch (Ge'ez: ኢትዮጵያዊው ጃንደረባ) is a figure in the New Testament of the Bible; the story of his conversion to Christianity is recounted in...

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Michael IV the Paphlagonian

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brothers, John the Orphanotrophos, also known as John the Eunuch, was the parakoimomenos, a senior courtier who presided over the women's quarters at the imperial...

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Eunuchs in popular culture

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the de facto rulers of the oligarchic Chinese Federation comprise a group of eight eunuchs called "High Eunuchs". In the manga Red River, one of the main...

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Eunuchs in China

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A eunuch (/ˈjuːnək/ YOO-nək) is a man who has been castrated. Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function. In China, castration...

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Castration

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the Middle East. "The Caliphate in Baghdad at the beginning of the 10th Century had 7,000 black eunuchs and 4,000 white eunuchs in his palace." The Arab...

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George Maniakes

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defeating the Emir of Syracuse in single combat. However, he soon ostracized his admiral, Stephen, whose wife was the sister of John the Eunuch, the highest-ranking...

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John Krasinski

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of off-Broadway plays while working as a waiter. He starred in the play What the Eunuch Saw, written and directed by his former college classmates Emily...

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John III of Trebizond

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deposed and imprisoned by megas doux John the Eunuch, John was still in Constantinople. However, in 1342 the leaders of the Scholarioi, Niketas Scholares and...

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John the Apostle

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John the Apostle (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης; Latin: Ioannes c. 6 AD – c. 100 AD; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ;), also known as Saint John the Beloved and, in Eastern Orthodox...

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Zoe Porphyrogenita

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unprepared to rule, and he delegated much of the business of governing to his brother, the eunuch John the Orphanotrophos. Although Zoe believed Michael...

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John the Baptist

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John the Baptist (c. 1st century BC – c. AD 30) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early 1st century AD. He is also known...

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Emasculation

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which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake." In addition, the verses of Matthew...

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Sayings of the Desert Fathers

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Alexandria John the Dwarf John the Cenobite Isidore the Priest Isidore of Pelusium Isaac of the Cells Joseph of Panephysis James Hierax John the Eunuch John of...

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Kizlar agha

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Ağası), was the head of the eunuchs who guarded the Ottoman Imperial Harem in Constantinople. Established in 1574, the post ranked among the most important...

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Eunuchs in Vietnam

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function. Regarding eunuchs, the Vietnamese adopted the eunuch system and castration techniques from China. Records show that the Vietnamese performed castration...

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Desert Fathers

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Scetes James John Cassian John of Egypt John the Cenobite John the Dwarf John the Theban John the Eunuch Joseph of Panephysis Joseph the Theban Longinus...

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Theodora Porphyrogenita

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her ordering the arrest and blinding of John the Eunuch, the powerful administrator who had been the chief minister of Romanos III, the brother of Michael...

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Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond

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doux John the Eunuch, who held the fortress of Limnia. The archons under Tzanichites encamped themselves in the Monastery of St. Eugenios within the walls...

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Michael of Trebizond

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marched with the army to Limnia (where John the Eunuch had recently been slain), freed Michael and returned with him to Trebizond. John III was deposed...

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Ming dynasty

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breaking the power of the court eunuchs and unrelated magnates, enfeoffing his many sons throughout China and attempting to guide these princes through the Huang-Ming...

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John of Patmos

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John of Patmos (also called John the Revelator, John the Divine, John the Theologian; Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης, romanized: Iōannēs) is the name traditionally...

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Harem

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In the past, harems also enslaved concubines. In former times some harems were guarded by eunuchs who were allowed inside. The structure of the harem...

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