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Illustration of Ottomans from Turkish Postcards from the 1950s of

Elbicei Atika. Musée des Anciens Costumes Turcs de Constantinople, par Jean Brindesi

Plate 19

Kizlar AğasıCüceKapısı Ağası (Ak Ağa)
Kislar Aga Djudjé Ak Aga
Chef des Eunuques noirs Nain Chef des Eunuques blancs
Chief of the Black Eunuchs Dwarf Chief of the White Eunuchs



The Ak Ağa (aka Bâbü’s-saâde Ağası & Kapı Ağası), is the chief white eunuch. The Gate of Felicity (Bab-üs Saâdet) is the entrance into the third court, the Enderûn.
Source: Understanding Patrimonial Resilience: Lessons from the Ottoman Empire by Tolga Kobas

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