John The Eunuch

John The Eunuch

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John the Eunuch, also known as the Orphanotrophos, was the chief court eunuch during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Romanus III (1028-1034)....
Bagoas

Bagoas

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Bagoas (in Old Persian "Bagoi"; died 336 BC) was a eunuch who became the confidential minister of Artaxerxes III. He threw in his lot with the...

Bagoas

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Bagoas (in Old Persian "Bagoi") was an eunuch in the Persian Empire in the 4th Century BCE. He was reportedly the lover of Darius III and after...

Eutropius

male, deceased (399)
Eutropius (d. 399) was a fourth century Eastern Roman official. He began his career as a eunuch in the palace of Theodosius I. After Theodosius'...

Ebed-Melech

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Ebed-Melech is mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah as an official at the court of Zedekiah, king of Judah during the Siege of Jerusalem. The name is...
Narses

Narses

male, deceased (573)
Narses (also sometimes written Nerses) (478-573) was with Belisarius, one of the great generals in the service of the Eastern Roman Emperor...
Pothinus

Pothinus

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Pothinus (early 1st Century BC to 48 or 47 BC), a eunuch, was regent for Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He is most...
He Jin

He Jin

male, deceased (189)
He Jin (135 - 189) was the elder half-brother of Empress He, consort to Emperor Ling of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He shared power with his...
Li Lianying

Li Lianying

male, deceased (1911)
Li Lianying (Traditional Chinese: 李蓮英; Simplified Chinese: 李莲英; pinyin: Lǐ Liányīng, November 12, 1848 - March 4, 1911) was a royal eunuch during t...
Zhao Gao

Zhao Gao

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Zhao Gao (?? - 207 BC) was the chief eunuch during the Qin Dynasty of China, who played an instrumental role in the downfall of the Qin Dynasty....