Mir-i alem

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Mir-i alem (مير علم) or also Emir-i alem  /امير علمwas the title of the person who was responsible for the flags and standards of the Sultan in the Ottoman Empire . At the same time, the Mir-i alem was also the commander of all military bands. In the 16th century he was responsible for 228 sultanate standard bearers. Many Mir-i alem rose to become important people such as Kara Ahmed Pasha , the it to the Rumeli Beylerbeyi brought

See also

List of Ottoman titles

Individual evidence

  1. Arnavut.com: Information about Kara Ahmed Pascha ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Turkish). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.arnavut.com
  2. ^ Yilmaz Öztuna: Tarih ve Politika Ansiklopedisi (German: History and Politics Encyclopedia ) Editor: Ötüken, 1st edition, 2006 ISBN 975-437-599-2 (Turkish)