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Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in

Costumes Turcs
Vol. I Folio 68. Kadılasker

Image source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü
Kadileskier, en habit de cérémonie.

Painting (watercolour). Folio 68 from an album showing Turkish costume. Kadılasker or Kazasker, the chief military judge. Wearing a green sleeveless kaftan with long flaps, and a brown fur lining and edging, a white robe with a flower design and a red kuşak. Very large white round turban.

Compare: 68 Cazilesquier : grand juge qui nomme les juges subalternes dans les provinces, les cadis chief judge who appoints the junior judges in the provinces, the 'kadis' in: Monnier's album: Costumes Orientaux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ms 65

Compare: 23 [Kazasker], grand juge de [Roumélie] ou d'[Anatolie] Kadi El Asker, Great Judge of Roumelia or Anatolia in: Dessins originaux de costumes turcs, BnF 4-OD-23