Kira (title)

Kira, kyra,[1] kiera[2] or chiera (all are Greek for "lady"), was a common title for the women (usually Jewish women, but also Christians), who acted as agents for the women of the Ottoman sultan's Imperial Harem.

  1. ^ Esther Benbassa, Aron Rodrigue: Sephardi Jewry: A History of the Judeo-Spanish Community, 14th-20th Centuries
  2. ^ Emily Taitz, Sondra Henry, Cheryl Tallan: The JPS Guide to Jewish Women: 600 B.C.E.to 1900 C.E.