In 1691, at the age of about nineteen, she was captured by Crimean Tatars during one of their frequent raids into this region and taken as a slave, probably first to the Crimean city of Kaffa, a major centre of the slave trade, then to Istanbul, and was selected for the Sultan’s harem.
The region fell under Genoese control in the 14th century and formed part of the protectorate of Gazaria, based at Kaffa.
Kaffa |
All plants of the species Coffea arabica around the world are descendants of plants from Kaffa.