yataghan translation

Zifir · 20th December 2011, 04:44 PM

Hi Teodor,
I came across this inscription a few times, for the examples you can look at these threads:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=g%F6n%FCl

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=g%F6n%FCl

Interesting idea about how to interpret the inscription, I never thought it in that way. How did the owners choose a certain inscription over others, or did they really choose which inscriptions to put on their yatağans, I really don't know. Also the title Ağa (or Agha) is a tricky one, this title was used by all the military classes. The owner could be a janissary as Dom pointed out, he could be also a member of artillery corps, naval soldier, a member of ruling elite etc etc. no way of telling with this little piece of information.

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20th December 2011, 04:44 PM	#9
Zifir Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Istanbul Posts: 228	Hi Teodor, I came across this inscription a few times, for the examples you can look at these threads: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=g%F6n%FCl http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=g%F6n%FCl Interesting idea about how to interpret the inscription, I never thought it in that way. How did the owners choose a certain inscription over others, or did they really choose which inscriptions to put on their yatağans, I really don't know. Also the title Ağa (or Agha) is a tricky one, this title was used by all the military classes. The owner could be a janissary as Dom pointed out, he could be also a member of artillery corps, naval soldier, a member of ruling elite etc etc. no way of telling with this little piece of information.