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  1. seraskiernoun

    A commander in the Ottoman Empire.

Wikipedia

  1. seraskier

    Serasker, or seraskier (Ottoman Turkish: سرعسكر; Turkish pronunciation: [ˈseɾaskeɾ]), is a title formerly used in the Ottoman Empire for a vizier who commanded an army. Following the suppression of the Janissaries in 1826, Sultan Mahmud II transferred the functions of the old Agha of the Janissaries to the serasker. The latter now became a distinct office at the head of the Ottoman military, combining the functions of a commander-in-chief and a minister of war. He also took over the Janissary Agha's former duties regarding the upkeep of order in Istanbul. Indeed, as the police system developed and expanded with the empire's progressive centralization, it became one of the main duties of the serasker until 1845, when policing became a separate agency.The seat of the serasker and his department (bab-i seraskeri, or serasker kapısı—"Gate of the serasker") initially was in the Eski Saray, but these functions transferred to dedicated buildings in 1865. In 1879 the office was renamed to Ministry of War (Harbiye Nezareti) until 1890, when it reverted to its old name; it was finally renamed again to Ministry of War in 1908.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Seraskiernoun

    a general or commander of land forces in the Turkish empire; especially, the commander-in-chief of minister of war

  2. Etymology: [Turk., fr. Per. ser head, chief + Ar. 'asker an army.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Seraskier

    ser-as′kēr, n. a Turkish general, esp. the commander-in-chief or the minister of war.—n. Seras′kierate, the office of a seraskier. [Turk.,—Pers. sar, ser, head, Ar. ‛asker, army.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Seraskier

    a Turkish general, in especial the commander-in-chief or minister of war.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. seraskier

    A Turkish general.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. seraskier

    (Pers. “head of the army”). The name given by the Turks to every general having the command of a separate army, and, in particular, to the commander-in-chief or minister of war. The seraskier, in the latter sense, possesses most extensive authority, being subordinate only to the sultan and grand vizier. He is selected by the monarch from among the pashas of two or three tails.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seraskier in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seraskier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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