# The Slaves of the Padishah — Character guide

> Key figures in The Slaves of the Padishah by Mór Jókai.

- [Feriz Beg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/feriz_beg.md): Feriz Beg stands high in the Sultan's favour and keeps a camp of armed slave-women who fight under canvas without song or dance. The slave-dealer Haji Baba warns buyers to hide their damsels from him, for his enchanting 
- [Michael Teleki](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/michael_teleki.md): Michael Teleki moves through the noble houses of Transylvania as a man of rank and obligation, his duties pulling him toward the invasion of Hungary even as family ceremonies demand his presence. His courteous substituti
- [Hassan Pasha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/hassan_pasha.md): Hassan Pasha rules a walled garden of intoxicating delights on Margaret Island, where eunuchs patrol the groves and fading damsels adorn his bed. Since possessing the odalisque Azrael he has become wax in her hands, unab
- [Azrael](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/azrael.md): Azrael holds a strange power over the imbecile Hassan, who kisses her robe and sobs at her prophecy that his death will follow hers. She kneels with Mariska, files through a chain that proves to be glass beneath its silv
- [Emeric Tököly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/emeric_tokoly.md): Emeric Tököly moves through the noble assemblies and military commands of the early chapters, a figure whose rank and ambitions place him at the centre of shifting alliances. His presence at weddings and councils ties th
- [Mariska](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/mariska.md): Mariska, raised in a poor Wallachian village where her family dreamed only of a cow named Csákó, becomes the bride of Prince Ghyka and the object of bold courtly attentions at her own wedding. When her husband returns fr
- [Paul Béldi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/paul_beldi.md): Paul Béldi belongs to the restless circle of Transylvanian counsellors who must balance loyalty to their prince against the looming shadow of the Ottoman Porte. His presence in the council chamber alongside Bethlen, Korn
- [Yffim Beg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/yffim_beg.md): Yffim Beg rides in the retinue of Feriz Beg, a soldier whose rank is undermined by a temperament unsuited to campaign life. When Azrael the odalisque mockingly convinces him that bleaching-linen girls are an enemy encamp
- [Olaj Beg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/olaj_beg.md): Olaj Beg receives Prince Apafi's pleas on behalf of a persecuted, pregnant fugitive with such overflowing sympathy that the prince grows more anxious with every kind word. His repeated vows that the Sublime Sultan will b
- [Kucsuk Pasha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/kucsuk_pasha.md): An aged Ottoman pasha, likely a minor official or advisor.
- [Zülfikar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/zulfikar.md): Zülfikar loiters at the fortress gate, feigning deafness and devotion whenever Feriz Beg presses him about his nocturnal errands. In truth he sells the Spahis the whereabouts of wealthy Wallachian villages, taking a cut 
- [Prince Ghyka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/prince_ghyka.md): Prince Ghyka presides over the Estates of Transylvania at a moment of collective dread, mounting a newly built canopied throne as if it were a sentence rather than an honour. Beside him sits the empty chair of Michael Te
- [Gregory Biró](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/gregory_biro.md): Gregory Biró moves through the novel as a man of trade or learning, addressed with the respect due to a master of his craft. In a landscape of boyars, begs, and princes, he represents the skilled commoner whose usefulnes
- [Mr. Kökényesdi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/kokenyesdi.md): By day Kökényesdi is a worthy, well-to-do man tossing his own hay until his palms sweat; by night he is the phantom the counties cannot catch, producing unimpeachable alibis whenever accused. He lets himself be chased to
- [General Heissler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/general_heissler.md): Heissler commands imperial forces in a region where loyalty shifts with the wind and every fortress is a bargaining chip. His authority rests on Vienna's distant will, yet he must reckon with local nobles, Turkish pashas
- [Ladislaus Székely](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/ladislaus_szekely.md): Székely moves through a world where Turkish raids, Austrian garrisons, and Transylvanian intrigue make every alliance provisional. His Szekler identity binds him to a proud, martial tradition even as the great powers car
- [Aranka Béldi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/aranka_beldi.md): Aranka Béldi moves through a world of abduction, ransom, and shifting loyalties, where a woman's courage can be as decisive as any sword. Her connection to Paul Béldi places her at the heart of the Hungarian noble resist
- [Haji Baba](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/haji_baba.md): A character, possibly a servant or merchant, with limited but recurring presence.
- [Michael Apafi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/michael_apafi.md): Apafi reigns over a principality squeezed between the Habsburgs and the Sublime Porte, his authority real but perpetually contingent. He must balance Hungarian nobles, Turkish demands, and his own survival, knowing that 
- [Princess Apafi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/princess_apafi.md): Wife of Prince Michael Apafi, appears in court scenes.
- [Ladislaus Rákóczy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/ladislaus_rakoczy.md): A young Hungarian nobleman, possibly involved in rebellion.
- [Kiuprile Pasha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/kiuprile_pasha.md): An Ottoman pasha, likely a military or political figure.
- [Dame Béldi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/dame_beldi.md): An older female character, possibly Paul Béldi's mother or wife.
- [Ladislaus Csaky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/ladislaus_csaky.md): A nobleman, possibly involved in political intrigues.
- [Feri Kökényesdi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/feri_kokenyesdi.md): A character, possibly related to Mr. Kökényesdi, with limited presence.
- [Master Szénasi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/master_szenasi.md): A master craftsman, involved in a plot with the Guild of Cobblers.
- [The Tartar Khan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/tartar_khan.md): A Tartar leader, appears in a specific episode.
- [Stephen Nalaczi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/stephen_nalaczi.md): A character, possibly a nobleman or official.
- [Ali Pasha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/ali_pasha.md): An Ottoman pasha, distinct from Hassan Pasha, appears in some scenes.
- [Mr. Ebéni](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/mr_ebeni.md): A minor character, possibly a merchant or official.
- [Anna Bornemissza](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/anna_bornemissza.md): A female character, possibly a noblewoman or romantic interest.
- [Balló](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/ballo.md): A character, possibly a servant or soldier, with limited dialogue.
- [Kara Mustafa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/kara_mustafa.md): An Ottoman statesman, possibly the Grand Vizier, appears in political context.
- [The Sultan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/the_sultan.md): The Ottoman Sultan, appears in court scenes.
- [Flora Teleki](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/flora_teleki.md): A female character, possibly related to Michael Teleki.
- [Brother Gregory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/brother_gregory.md): A monk or friar, appears in religious context.
- [Dean Magyari](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/dean_magyari.md): A church official, possibly the same as Mr. Magyari.
- [Ladislaus Vajda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/ladislaus_vajda.md): A character with a title, possibly a governor or official.
- [Montecuculi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/montecuculi.md): An Austrian general, mentioned in military context.
- [The Grand Vizier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/grand_vizier.md): The Ottoman Grand Vizier, appears in court scenes.
- [Ismail Pasha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/ismail_pasha.md): An Ottoman pasha, appears briefly.
- [Petneházy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/petnehazy.md): A Hungarian soldier or nobleman, appears in a few scenes.
- [Dame Teleki](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/characters/dame_teleki.md): A female relative of Michael Teleki.

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