Member of the Divan
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Material Information

Title:
Member of the Divan high-ranking Ottoman administrative official
Series Title:
Costume of Turkey (Dalvimart, Octavian. London : Printed by William Miller, 1802.)
Creator:
Dalvimart, Octavian
Place of Publication:
London
Publisher:
William Miller
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Language:
English

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Abstract:
The Divan, or council of the Grand Vizier, was formerly composed of only six other viziers or pachas with three tails; to whom, when the law was to be consulted, it was usual to add the mufti. But when Selim III. ascended the throne, he abolished this council, and created another, to which every important business is entrusted. It consists of twelve of the first and most distinguished officers of the government. The Grand Vizier and the Mufti are the presidents; one, as connected with the temporal affairs of the empire, the other, as the interpreter of the law. This plate represents one of the other ten members. -- Costume of Turkey (Dalvimart, Octavian. London : Printed by William Miller, 1802.) ( en )
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1 colour slide
General Note:
The Divan is a high governmental body
General Note:
Beyoğlu is the Turkish name for the Istanbul suburb or Pera

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Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
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