# Riza Bey — The Humbugs of the World character guide

> Riza Bey in The Humbugs of the World by P. T. Barnum.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0054-xliii

## Who they are

A Turkish adventurer who claimed to be a prince and swindled people.

## Relationships

### [Louis de Rohan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/characters/louis_de_rohan)

_professional_

Louis de Rohan and Riza Bey are involved in diplomatic or financial dealings, possibly related to the diamond necklace affair.

## In the story

### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/chapters/xliii)

The false Persian envoy who orchestrates the elaborate humbug, deceiving Louis XIV and the French court with a fabricated embassy from the Shah of Persia.

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