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The sovereigns' main titles were Sultan, Padishah (Emperor) and Khan; which were of various origins such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish or Mongolian, respectively.His full style was the result of a long historical accumulation of titles expressing the empire's rights and claims as successor to the various states it annexed or subdued.
Çelebi (Turkish pronunciation:) was an Ottoman title of respect, approximately corresponding to "gentleman", "well-mannered" or "courteous". [1] Çelebi also means "man of God", as an i-suffixed derivative from çalab (Turkish pronunciation:), which means "God" in old Turkish. [2]
A Turkish Effendi (1862) Figurine of an effendi, circa 1770, hard-paste porcelain, height: 10.8 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) Effendi or effendy (Turkish: efendi; Ottoman Turkish: افندی, romanized: afandi; originally from Medieval Greek: αφέντης) is a title of nobility meaning sir, lord or master, especially in the Ottoman Empire and the Caucasus.
For those unofficial titles granted as a sign of respect, such as Mister or Prophet, the word Identified is used here. By scope of authority. Especially with historical titles, this scope may have changed over time, but the most usual understanding of the title today is implied.
Archaeologists have finally deciphered the meaning, long debated, of a text inscribed on an ancient Turkish monument.. The heavily damaged inscription, written in the Old Phrygian language, is ...
Çelebi (title), a Turkish title of respect; the page includes the list of people commonly referred to with the title; Çelebi (tribe), a Kurdish tribe inhabiting the Mardin Province of southeastern Turkey
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In formal address, this title is used with title sultan before a given name, reflecting the Ottoman conception of sovereign power as a family prerogative. [1] Only a şehzade had the right to succeed to the throne. Before the reign of Murad II (1421-1444 and 1446–1451), sons of sultans used the title Çelebi after their name.