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Cüce

Illustration 023 from:

Costumes Orientaux
Recueil de costumes et vêtements de l'Empire ottoman au 18e siècle
Collection of costumes and clothing of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century
Owned by Joseph Gabriel Monnier

Ak Agha tchadjesi : eunuque blanc et nain du grand seigneur, le sultan
white dwarf eunuch of the great lord, the sultan

The dwarves were the king's jester. These were also used to exchange news between the women in the harem and the sultan. Among them, two of them are defined as ak ağa cücesi and hünkâr cücesi


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60 Nain turc
Turkish dwarf
in: Dessins originaux de costumes turcs, BnF 4-OD-23