Agha

E448595
Ottoman title administrative title military rank

Agha was a high-ranking Ottoman military and administrative title often associated with commanders and senior officials, including leaders of elite units like the Janissaries.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Agha canonical 2
Ağa 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman title ⓘ
administrative title ⓘ
military rank ⓘ
contrastsWith Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
domain imperial household administration ⓘ
military hierarchy ⓘ
provincial administration ⓘ
genderAssociation male ⓘ
hasEtymologyLanguage Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ
hasVariant Aga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ağa ⓘ
meaning chief ⓘ
lord ⓘ
master ⓘ
rankRelativeToBey similar ⓘ
rankRelativeToPasha lower ⓘ
relatedConcept Janissaries NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ottoman court eunuchs NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ottoman military ranks ⓘ
socialFunction form of address ⓘ
indicator of authority ⓘ
marker of status ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence military command ⓘ
palace administration ⓘ
provincial leadership ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
Ottoman classical period NERFINISHED ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ
titleHolderOf Agha of the Janissaries NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bostancıbaşı Agha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Darüssaade Agha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kapi Agha NERFINISHED ⓘ
transliteratedAs Aghā NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ağa NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAsHonorificIn Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kurdish regions ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor Janissary commanders ⓘ
commanders of elite units ⓘ
high-ranking military officers ⓘ
senior administrative officials ⓘ
usedIn Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Qajar Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
Safavid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Janissary Agha → heldRank → Agha ⓘ
Janissary Agha → usedTitle → Agha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ağa
Pasha → relatedTitle → Agha ⓘ