Tugh or Tukh

English translation: horsetail

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Turkish term or phrase:	tuğ
English translation:	horsetail
Entered by:	Antoinette Verburg

08:23 May 22, 2002

Turkish to English translations [PRO]
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Turkish term or phrase: Tugh or Tukh

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".

Lilian Vardanyan KudoZ activity Questions: 9 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 32 Greece
Local time: 01:00

a sign of rank in the Ottoman Army

Explanation:
This means a "horsetail" symbol attached to an uniform or flagstaff as a rank. Its Turkish spelling "tuğ"

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erhan ucgun (X)
Local time: 01:00

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Thank you very much for your answer.The second answer was helpful too.
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a sign of rank in the Ottoman Army

erhan ucgun (X)

I totally agree with my friend in the following I give a detailed explanation

Ebru Inhan

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21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

a sign of rank in the Ottoman Army

Explanation:
This means a "horsetail" symbol attached to an uniform or flagstaff as a rank. Its Turkish spelling "tuğ"

erhan ucgun (X)
Local time: 01:00
PRO pts in category: 5

Grading comment

Thank you very much for your answer.The second answer was helpful too.

28 mins confidence:

I totally agree with my friend in the following I give a detailed explanation

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.

Ebru Inhan
Local time: 01:00
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 4

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