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2. Ottoman clothing - Wikipedia

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   Ottoman headdresses indicated the status and occupation of the wearer. Royal turbans could be decorated with feathers in an ornamental aigrette. Starting from the 19th century, sultans started wearing fezzes instead of turbans. The daughters of sultans would receive luxurious jewelry when marrying, including diadems or veils with jewels ...

3. Suleiman the Magnificent's Venetian helmet - Wikipedia

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   Illustration of Suleiman the Magnificent wearing his Venetian helmet, a four-tiered crown designed to stress that the sultan outranked even the pope (who wore a three-tiered crown) Suleiman the Magnificent's Venetian helmet was an elaborate headpiece designed to project the sultan's power in the context of the Ottoman–Habsburg rivalry .

4. Fez (hat) - Wikipedia

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   In 1827, 50,000 fezzes were ordered from Tunis for the sultan's troops. [27] In 1829 the Sultan ordered his civil officials to wear the plain fez, and banned the wearing of turbans. [28] [29] [30] The intention was to coerce the populace at large to update to the fez, and the plan was successful.

5. Turban helmet - Wikipedia

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   Late 15th-century turban helmet in the style of Turkish armour. The turban helmet or Tolga [1] in Turkish, is a historical variety of combat helmet with a bulbous shape and fluting that imitates the folds of a turban. Turban helmets originated in Ottoman Turkey, primarily used by warriors and some non-Turkish auxiliaries.

6. Turban - Wikipedia

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   The blue turban signifies a mind as broad as the sky with no place for prejudice. The black turban serves as a reminder of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, and represents humility. The Basanti or yellow turbans are associated with the revolutionary movement, Sardar Bhagat Singh also wore a yellow turban for this reason.

7. Taqiyah (cap) - Wikipedia

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   In West Africa, there is the kufi hat, or alasho/tagelmust turban, which is worn with the grand boubou for all official functions, weddings, and Islamic celebrations. Another West African robe is called a Senegalese kaftan which is similar to an Arabic thobe, but with a different tailored cut, and the kufi or fez is often worn with it.

8. Songkok - Wikipedia

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   The fez is a cylindrical hat with a rounded tip and is usually red in color, often with a black crest. Historically, the fez became popular in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century as a symbol of modernization, replacing the turban which was considered impractical.

9. Draped turban - Wikipedia

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   While earlier portraits show examples of the turban in women's dress – notably Vermeer's 1665 portrait Girl with a Pearl Earring – the draped turban is first recorded as a widespread fashion in Britain in the late 18th century, rising to even greater popularity during the Regency era; this was a fashion said to be inspired by increased trade with India for the import of cottons. [1]