Hazinedar Explained

or ^[1] (from Persian: خزینه‌دار,) is a title in Ottoman Empire hierarchy. Depending on the suffix or prefix it had different meanings. The English language translation of the word is a treasurer.^[2]

Treasurer

The chief headed the personnel of the sultan's treasury.^[3] s subordinated to the chief had a title of . Kalfa is Turkish for 'apprentice'. was the title of the chief eunuch treasurer.^[4]

Lord (housemistress) of the sultan's palace and harem

The high or first or was a title for the housemistress of the sultan's palace, the most influential person after the prince. There were other s in the Ottoman hierarchy (the second, third...) who were subordinated to the first, hence referred to as ('superintendent').^[5] Only the first could approach the sultan and other nobility, while the second, third and other s served the first .^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Gilson, Erika Hitzigrath. The Turkish grammar of Thomas Vaughan: Ottoman-Turkish at the end of the XVIIth century according to an English "Transkriptionstext". 1987. O. Harrassowitz. 978-3-447-02759-5. 167.
2. Book: Rastrow, A.A.. Rahnama Turkish-English-Persian Dictionary. 1 December 2002. Alhoda UK. 978-964-6054-70-7. 191.
3. Book: Bulgarian historical review. 1998. Publishing House of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. 57.
4. Book: Vahit, Ahmet. Türkçe-İngilizce sözlük: A Turkish-English dictionary. 1945. Kâğit ve Başim Ísleri. 465. hazinedar-aga, (formerly) chief eunuch treasurer; treasurer of a grandee..
5. Book: The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. 1 January 2010. University of Texas Press. 978-0-292-78335-5. 176, 166.
6. Book: Orientalnej, Uniwersytet Jagielloński. Instytut Filologii. Turks and non-Turks: studies on the history of linguistic and cultural contacts. 2005. Institute of Oriental Philology Jagiellonian University. 978-83-7188-891-5. 524. The head of them had the title of hazinedar usta. Only hazinedar usta could sit near the Sultan and the other ones, the second hazinedar and the third hazinedar, served him. .