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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.
Agha (Turkish: ağa; [2] Ottoman Turkish: آغا; Persian: آقا, romanized: āghā; "chief, master, lord" [3]) is an honorific title for a civilian or officer, or often part of such title. In the Ottoman times, some court functionaries and leaders of organizations like bazaar or the janissary units were entitled to the agha title. In rural ...
For titles used in the historical Ottoman Empire (1299–1922), see Category:Ottoman titles. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Uyghur General Khojis (d. 1781), bey of Turfan, who later settled in Beijing; painting by a European Jesuit artist at the Chinese court in 1775 [1]. Bey, [a] also spelled as Baig, Bayg, Beigh, Beig, Bek, Baeg, Begh, or Beg, is a Turkic title for a chieftain, and a royal, aristocratic title traditionally applied to people with special lineages to the leaders or rulers of variously sized areas ...
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.
Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: پاشا; Turkish: paşa; Arabic: باشا, romanized: basha) [a] was a high rank in the Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitaries, and others.
For titles currently or historically used in modern Turkey (1923–present), see Category:Turkish titles. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
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.