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By the best account the written codifications of Code d' Odalisque began as a series of written documents used by a small circle of people in Adelaide, Australia, in the 1990s. These people were unhappy with the emphasis on pain and sado-masochism in the [[BDSM]] community and began to develop new rules to cater to their needs. In this they drew loosely upon the idea of the 'odalisque' from Near Eastern and old Turkish (Ottoman) erotic culture and especially from romantic depictions of the female pleasure slave in the [[Ottoman Empire]] such as those found in nineteenth century [[Orientalist]] paintings. That is, they turned to different historical models than those usually found in [[BDSM]] where it is more common to allude back to elements from the French Revolution period (especially from the works of the Marquis de Sade.)

The earliest versions of Code d' Odalisque borebears a copyright notice to Steven and Victoria Rose, probably pseudonyms. The idea then seems to have lapsed for a few years before it was taken up by others, revised and promoted through the World Wide Web. There is now a growing global community of both serious and casual players.

Guardianship of the Code, along with copyright, belongs to an organisation of Slavekeepers called 'The Guild of the Black Pearl' which consists of a small inner circle of Code d' Ode enthusiasts headed by Mr Charles Molyneux who is listed as the current Guild Syndic.