Sentence examples for maintained concubines from inspiring English sources

The chiefs also maintained concubines.

Another described the corrupt cadres who keep concubines as "absolutely superfluous, vampires, corrupt scum.

He left no children by his legal wives, but he maintained some 70 surias, or concubines, chiefly Circassians or Ethiopians, by whom he had 25 sons and an unknown number of daughters.

Kingsley also maintained relationships with three other African women who acted as co-wives or concubines: Flora H., Sarah M.; and Munsilna McGundo.

In one of his trances, Yang claimed that the Lord demanded Hong be whipped for kicking one of his concubines (although Taiping followers were allowed no sexual relations with members of the opposite sex, Taiping leaders maintained enormous harems).

So Sun Tzu seized the two favorite concubines, accused them of failing to maintain discipline — and beheaded them.

As empress consort, Masako helped maintain the Imperial Court, supported the arts, and significantly influenced the next three monarchs: the first was her daughter, and the two that followed, Emperors Go-Kōmyō and Go-Sai, were sons of Emperor Go-Mizunoo by different concubines.

Maintain, maintain, maintain.

Men have more than one wife; they have their concubines.

Genghis Khan was said to have had five hundred wives and concubines.

He hadn't known there were male concubines.