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A servant to the Grand Vizier.
A Spahi, member of the cavalry.
High-ranking officials of the Ottoman empire.
Janissary in ceremonial costume (left). Janissary in everyday costume (right).
Ottoman soldier in early 19th century costume.
Lower-ranking officer of the Janissary corps.
A Kapıcı, servant in the Sultan's palace.
Reis Efendi, minister of the Exterior.
The Gaul army under Brennus is defeated by the Aetolians, Thessalians and Malians (280 BCE).
A scene from Marcian's military campaign. The eagle is a symbol of the emperor's coronation (Marcian was the first Byzantine emperor to be crowned by the Patriarch) and of the Orthodox believers's victory over Monophysitism (Council of Chalcedon).
Frontispiece. The Sultan with a numerous suite of officials and soldiers at Istanbul.
Portrait of Sultan Mehmed IV the Hunter.
A servant to the Sultan. The turban-bearer to the Sultan (Dulbendar Aga).
The sword-bearer to the Sultan (Silahdar Aga). The water-bearer to the Sultan (Ibriktar Ağa).
Dwarves of the Ottoman court. Mutes of the Ottoman court.
Kizlar Agasi, head of the black eunuchs of the imperial harem.
Acam-oglan, young Christian recruited through the devsirme, servant to the Sultan. A Helvaci, pastry confectioner of the imperial palace. A messenger of the Sultan.
Bostanci Bashi, head gardener and executioner of the imperial court.
The Grand Vizier.
Emir descended from Prophet Muhammad. Emirs were distinguished from other Ottomans by their green turban.
Deli, member of the Grand Vizier's guard. Chavus Bashi, head usher of the Divan.
A Spahi.
Janissary. Head of the Janissary corps (Aga of the Janissaries).
Guards to the Sultan.
Portrait of Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena.
Coat of arms of the Duke of Modena.
Ottoman archer.
The Aga of the Janissaries.
Ottoman soldier.
Spahi, member of the cavalry.