Emir Karim I

Emir Karim Al-Barracín was Emir of Cordoba from 1467 to 1497. Was the son of Emir Yahya and his wife Hürrem Sultan, daughter of Bayezid II. 
== Biography ==
He born in 1435 in Turkey, when his father was Pasha. He and his sister, Safiye they moved to cordoba after Bayezid II crowned Yahya as Emir. At the age of 16 she is said to have met a boy calleed Amir, with whom she began a strong relationship. When his father Yahya learned of what he killed the boy and very strong beat Karim, Hurrem intervened for his son and threatened his brother to indict him for treason with his brother.
During his reign he was primarily interested in establishing laws and strengthening political ties.
== Family ==
He had numerous male lovers before becoming emir. When he became emir he took a lot of male consort but his mother, Hürrem to protect the dynasty advised him to take at least one wife. This was Mirişah, a slave girl from Castile. Later he became interested in another woman: Sadika. His favourite consorts received 100 aspers as salary.
Consort
* Carlos Agha: spanish slave who became his favorite he received in fact 100 aspers as a salary;
* Hasan Agha: an ottoman slave;
* Emira Mirişah: mother ofd his two sons, she received 100 aspers;
* Ibrahim Agha: a slave bought in Istanbul after a visit from Karim to his cousin Murad. Probably of Slavic origins named Ognjen or in any case Slav, it is thought that he was a eunuch. He was one of the most important consorts, receiving 100 aspers as a salary.
* Bülbül Aga: he rdont received 100 aspers therefore it is thought not he did not have a high status;
* Sadika Hatun: versions agree that having certainly bought her at the slave market he was already aware of the girl's sterility and therefore having chosen her just sterile only to satisfy some pleasures and not to have children with her, others think that he chose her to have a child but this one did not get pregnant;
Sons
* Emirzade Ferhat ( 1468 - 1470);
* Emir Orhan (1470 - 1535).
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