Abstract:Atabeys were civil servants who were responsible primarily for raising the children of the ruler. At first, it was a duty regarding the education of the prince, after some time, it became an institution, and then became politicized. The most obvious aspect of this politicization was the atabeys giving their daughters to the princes or marrying the widowed mothers of the princes. In this way, the atabeys enabled these duties to become an important position in the state administration, in which they also became … Show more
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