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Tableau général de l'Empire othoman. Tome 3
par M. de Mouradgea d'Ohsson, c.1787
175. RÉIS-EFENDI.
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France
Plate 175 depicts one of the Grand Vezir's three most important subordinates, the Reis Efendi (short for Reis ül-Küttab, chief of the scribes). By this time, the Reis Efendi was becoming the de facto foreign minister. D'Ohsson commonly referred to him as such, even though it was not yet his official title. On ceremonial occasions the Reis Efendi and the other hacegân of the highest class wore red satin robes, and the rest wore violet satin