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original: "Umūr." This heading typically denotes administrative, legal, or business affairs recorded for official or personal reference.
In Istanbul,
The members of the military class? original: "arbāb-ı askerī." In the Ottoman Empire, the "askeri" were the ruling elite, including military officers and bureaucrats, who held specific legal privileges.,
Ahmed son of Mustafa, the deputy original: "vekil." A legal proxy or agent authorized to act on behalf of another person in financial or legal transactions. of Hasan Agha Agha was a title of nobility or a high-ranking officer, often associated with the Janissaries or the imperial household..