Her Treasurer Kept Writing Letters After She Died
Ottoman Empire

Her Treasurer Kept Writing Letters After She Died

A forged letter from a dead empress nearly bankrupted the Ottoman Empire in 1799, and the man who wrote it was her own court treasurer.

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Ottoman Empire18th CenturyFraud and ForgeryCourt IntrigueTreasury and FinanceWomen in PowerAdministrative History

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