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| Vakfiye
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Title deed of endowment of a vakif.
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| vakıf
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A religious/charitable foundation (created by an endowed trust fund). In English, 'waqf' or 'wakf'.
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A grant of land or other source of revenue given in mortmain for pious or charitable purposes.
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| vakıf
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A creator of charitable foundations called vakıf (in Turkish) and 'waqf' or 'wakf' (in English).
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| vali | A governor of a province, a viceroy. | |
| valide alay
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The cortege that accompanies the mother of the new sultan to the Imperial Residence.
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| Valide (or Valide Sultan, Sultana Valide)
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"Royal mother"
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The mother of the reigning Sultan.
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 A State within a City...66 | An independent state within the city limits of Rome, Italy -- that is the official headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. Also see the Pope. | |
| vekil usta
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Woman prefect of the slaves.
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vizier (also vezir...)
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Minister of the sultan and member of the imperial council (divan), the elite ruling body of the Ottoman Empire.
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Vizier was the highest rank in the military/administrative hierarchy of the empire; At most times, there were up to 4 such ministers, but one, the Grand Vizier, was senior in rank and power to the others.
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| vezir-i azam
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see Grand Vizier.
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| Voynik
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A Slav warrior in Ottoman service.
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