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Why Ottoman princes lived in luxurious cages
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Family reunions are tough, but they are infinitely worse when your brother is the Sultan. To avoid civil wars, Ottoman rulers stopped executing their siblings and instead instituted the 'Kafes'—a luxurious, heavily guarded apartment where potential heirs were locked away for decades with no connection to the outside world, ensuring that if they ever did take the throne, they were completely out of touch with reality.
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