On 1/1/23 15:01, D. Spencer Hines wrote:
> Yes, Harry would definitely be ripe for "plucking" if this were the reign of either Henry II, Henry VII, Henry VIII or Elizabeth I.
>
> D. Spencer Hines
> Lux et Veritas et Libertas

I do see: from
https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/ottomanempire_1.shtml

"Fratricide
Sultan Selim introduced the policy of fratricide (the murder of brothers).

Under this system whenever a new Sultan ascended to the throne his
brothers would be locked up. As soon as the Sultan had produced his
first son the brothers (and their sons) would be killed. The new
Sultan's sons would be then confined until their father's death and the
whole system would start again.

This often meant that dozens of sons would be killed while only one
would become Sultan.

In the later centuries of Ottoman rule, the brothers were imprisoned
rather than executed."

I am currently unable to find the official Islamic approval
for killing the "spares"
An Islamic approval of killing the brothers - The day after the death of
the Islamic ruler, 13 caskets were delivered to the palace
The killers with silk ropes to strangle got to even the one
year olds.

On Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 3:35:06 PM UTC-8, a425couple wrote:
> On 1/1/23 15:01, D. Spencer Hines wrote:
> > Yes, Harry would definitely be ripe for "plucking" if this were the reign of either Henry II, Henry VII, Henry VIII or Elizabeth I.
> >
> > D. Spencer Hines
> > Lux et Veritas et Libertas
> I do see: from
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/ottomanempire_1.shtml
>
> "Fratricide
> Sultan Selim introduced the policy of fratricide (the murder of brothers)..
>
> Under this system whenever a new Sultan ascended to the throne his
> brothers would be locked up. As soon as the Sultan had produced his
> first son the brothers (and their sons) would be killed. The new
> Sultan's sons would be then confined until their father's death and the
> whole system would start again.
>
> This often meant that dozens of sons would be killed while only one
> would become Sultan.
>
> In the later centuries of Ottoman rule, the brothers were imprisoned
> rather than executed."
>
> I am currently unable to find the official Islamic approval
> for killing the "spares"
> An Islamic approval of killing the brothers - The day after the death of
> the Islamic ruler, 13 caskets were delivered to the palace
> The killers with silk ropes to strangle got to even the one
> year olds.

Am I the only one who is reminded of this?:

- A Royal Deathmatch

When workers make a new queen, they often make more than one. This gives them the best chance at raising a strong, viable queen. However, there can (typically) only be one queen bee in a hive, so when the new queens hatch they must kill their competitors. A newly hatched queen will sting her unhatched rivals, killing them while they are still in their cells. If two queens hatch at once, they must fight to the death.

https://beekeepinglikeagirl.com/6-things-you-didnt-know-about-queen-bees/#:~:text=A%20Royal%20Deathmatch&text=However%2C%20there%20can%20(typically),must%20fight%20to%20the%20death.