Quira, Esther Quira, a Jewish widow, became a court favorite due to her service to Sultan Murad Three's favorite wife Baffa. With the courts patronage she rose to great wealth and influence, which she used to patronize her Jewish community. She sponsored Hebrew scholars, helped restore Jewish area destroyed by fire and fed the poor. (Leon, Vicki. Uppity Women of Medieval Times. New York: MJF Books, 1997, p. 14).
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