Elbicei Atika. Musée des Anciens Costumes Turcs de Constantinople, par Jean Brindesi

Plate 19

Kizlar Ağası	Cüce	Kapısı Ağası (Ak Ağa)
Kislar Aga	Djudjé	Ak Aga
Chef des Eunuques noirs	Nain	Chef des Eunuques blancs
Chief of the Black Eunuchs	Dwarf	Chief of the White Eunuchs

The Ak Ağa (aka Bâbü’s-saâde Ağası & Kapı Ağası), is the chief white eunuch. The Gate of Felicity (Bab-üs Saâdet) is the entrance into the third court, the Enderûn.
Source: Understanding Patrimonial Resilience: Lessons from the Ottoman Empire by Tolga Kobas

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