Glossary entry

Turkish term or phrase:

tuğ

English translation:

horsetail

Added to glossary by Antoinette Verburg
May 22, 2002 08:23
21 yrs ago
Turkish term

Tugh or Tukh

Turkish to English Art/Literary History
I guess this is something like "order" in the Ottoman Turkey. But it may be something else as well.The sentence is: "He made him Pasha with 3 Tugh/Tukhs".
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Apr 13, 2005 16:16: Özden Arıkan changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "History"

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a sign of rank in the Ottoman Army

This means a "horsetail" symbol attached to an uniform or flagstaff as a rank. Its Turkish spelling "tuğ"
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I totally agree with my friend in the following I give a detailed explanation

In Turkish states it has been used as a mark of military and official duties, like the Sultanate, Viziership, Governorship (Beylerbeyligi), Governor of a district (Sancak Beyligi). The Sultan has seven horsetails, The Grand Vizier has five, the Vizier has three, and the Governor of the Districts and Brigadier-Generals (Mirliva) have one horsetail.
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