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Çavuşbaşı

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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

Tchavouch bachi : chef des huissiers
head of ushers

46. He is a high-ranking official who served as the vice president of the council in the council meetings where important decisions were taken in the Ottoman state administration. They are depicted with a white or red robe and a staff in hand.
Source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü


Compare a Çavuşbaşı in Fenerci Mehmed Album TSM A3690

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24 Tchaouch bachi, chef des huissiers
Çavuş Baş, chief usher
in: Dessins originaux de costumes turcs, BnF 4-OD-23