Imperial Harem: Possibility of existing in modern times?

I've been watching the TV series: Magnificent Century, a fictional account of the life of Suleiman the Magnificent. The harem is extensively portrayed as well as life of the harem girls living inside it.

Im wondering if there are any harems in existence today for the purpose of housing the monarch's female staff, housing concubines for the ruler or just maintaining a "playground" for the ruler. My first thought would be to dismiss my idea as wholly incompatible with modern society. The idea of girls kept in sexual slavery, guarded by eunuchs for one man's pleasure is probably too much for the rest of the world to accept.

The most famous harem that I know of was the Ottoman Empire for the Sultan. Presumably which came to an end at the end of WW1. But there were and continue to be today other Islamic monarchies in existence. What became of those harems? I'm sure these rulers had the same ideas as the Ottoman Sultan. Is there a general date when harems started to die out? Can somebody surprise me and provide an example of a modern harem that continues to exist?
 
I've been watching the TV series: Magnificent Century, a fictional account of the life of Suleiman the Magnificent. The harem is extensively portrayed as well as life of the harem girls living inside it.

Im wondering if there are any harems in existence today for the purpose of housing the monarch's female staff, housing concubines for the ruler or just maintaining a "playground" for the ruler. My first thought would be to dismiss my idea as wholly incompatible with modern society. The idea of girls kept in sexual slavery, guarded by eunuchs for one man's pleasure is probably too much for the rest of the world to accept.

The most famous harem that I know of was the Ottoman Empire for the Sultan. Presumably which came to an end at the end of WW1. But there were and continue to be today other Islamic monarchies in existence. What became of those harems? I'm sure these rulers had the same ideas as the Ottoman Sultan. Is there a general date when harems started to die out? Can somebody surprise me and provide an example of a modern harem that continues to exist?

Modern harems are hard. Maybe without eunuchs as their existence is against human rights. Maybe a female staff that takes care of the protection in the harem.
 
I've been watching the TV series: Magnificent Century, a fictional account of the life of Suleiman the Magnificent. The harem is extensively portrayed as well as life of the harem girls living inside it.

Im wondering if there are any harems in existence today for the purpose of housing the monarch's female staff, housing concubines for the ruler or just maintaining a "playground" for the ruler. My first thought would be to dismiss my idea as wholly incompatible with modern society. The idea of girls kept in sexual slavery, guarded by eunuchs for one man's pleasure is probably too much for the rest of the world to accept.

The most famous harem that I know of was the Ottoman Empire for the Sultan. Presumably which came to an end at the end of WW1. But there were and continue to be today other Islamic monarchies in existence. What became of those harems? I'm sure these rulers had the same ideas as the Ottoman Sultan. Is there a general date when harems started to die out? Can somebody surprise me and provide an example of a modern harem that continues to exist?

Various Arab rulers had numerous wives and/or concubines into the 1950s. Saudi Arabia's King Saud bin Abdulaziz (ruled 1953-1964) had numerous consorts and over 100 children. His brother and successor, Feisal, had four wives and no recorded concubines. Feisal's successors were similar, i.e. much more restrained. AFAICT, polygyny is rare among present-day Arab elites.

The kings of Swaziland had dozens of wives and vast numbers of children; the reigning king, Mswati III, has 15 wives.
 
I've read that some princes or whatever in the Mid East recruit young western women for short term periods in their harems. They do 6 months or whatever for like $100k. I don't know what a stripper, escort or pornstar makes in 6 months but for a young woman with few immediate prospects that might look attractive.
 
Hassan II of Morocco retained a formal harem, which was abolished by his son when he took the throne in 1999. I doubt they used enuchs but they certainly had an old style harem until 1999, not just mistress. Pretty sure the international community just closed their eyes to it as they have to so much else from the Arab Monarchies.
 
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