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Full titles and styles: Devletlu İsmetlu (given name) (rank) Kadınefendi Hazretleri; Hanımefendi (خانم آفندی). Madam. Title given to the imperial consort of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from the 17th century, who came below the rank of kadınefendi. The title was also given to the official consorts of the imperial princes.
The government of the Ottoman empire in the time of Suleiman the Magnificent (p. 32) by Albert Howe Lybyer, in public domain; Ottoman-Turkish conversation-grammar, a practical method of learning the Ottoman-Turkish language at the Internet Archive By V. H. Hagopian — Official Titles (p. 459)
For titles currently or historically used in modern Turkey (1923–present), see Category:Turkish titles. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
Sultan (سلطان) is a word of Arabic origin, originally meaning "authority" or "dominion". By the beginning of the 16th century, the title of sultan, carried by both men and women of the Ottoman dynasty, was replacing other titles by which prominent members of the imperial family had been known (notably hatun for women and bey for men), with imperial women carrying the title of "Sultan ...
This usage underlines the Ottoman conception of sovereign power as family prerogative. [1] The formal way of addressing an Ottoman princess is Devletlû İsmetlu (given name) Sultân Aliyyetü'ş-Şân Hazretleri, i.e., Sultana (given name). The title of sons of princesses are sultanzade and daughters of princesses are hanimsultan.
Ottoman titles (8 C, 82 P) Ottoman vassalage (2 C, 7 P) P. Phanariotes (18 C, 36 P) ... List of Mamluk titles and appellations; Ministries of the Ottoman Empire;
The Ottoman Empire was an absolute monarchy during much of its existence. By the second half of the fifteenth century, the sultan sat at the apex of a hierarchical system and acted in political, military, judicial, social, and religious capacities under a variety of titles.
In contrast to western nobility titles, where the title normally is added before the given name, Ottoman titles followed the given name. In contacts with foreign emissaries and representatives, holders of the title Pasha were often referred to as "Your Excellency". [citation needed] The sons of a Pasha were styled Pashazada or Pashazade.