Silahdar
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Silahdar is an Ottoman honorific title historically given to high-ranking officials who served as the sultan’s sword-bearer and close military aide.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman honorific title
ⓘ
court office ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ottoman sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ottoman court titles
ⓘ
Ottoman military titles ⓘ |
| closeTo | person of the sultan’s inner household ⓘ |
| etymologyDerivedFrom | Turkish word "silah" (weapon, arms) ⓘ |
| function |
carrying the sultan’s sword in ceremonies
ⓘ
participating in military campaigns with the sultan ⓘ serving as a personal military assistant to the sultan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
classical period of the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
early modern Ottoman era ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | "arms-bearer" or "weapon-bearer" ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman court hierarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman palace service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOffice |
Silahdar Agha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silahdar Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
close military aide to the sultan
ⓘ
sultan’s sword-bearer ⓘ |
| socialStanding | member of the Ottoman ruling elite ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
court ceremonial
ⓘ
military affairs ⓘ |
| status | honorific title ⓘ |
| typicalRank | high-ranking official ⓘ |
| usedFor | denoting trusted military retainers of the sultan ⓘ |
| usedIn | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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