imperial tughra of Abdulhamid II

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The imperial tughra of Abdulhamid II is the elaborate calligraphic monogram and official emblem of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II, used as a symbol of his authority on state buildings and documents.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf calligraphic emblem ⓘ
imperial monogram ⓘ
state emblem ⓘ
tughra ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Ottoman Empire ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
creator Ottoman court calligraphers ⓘ
depicts royal signature of Abdulhamid II ⓘ
endTime 1909 ⓘ
follows imperial tughra of Abdulaziz ⓘ
genre Islamic calligraphy ⓘ
hasPart name of Abdulhamid II ⓘ
ornamental flourishes ⓘ
patronymic of Abdulhamid II ⓘ
prayer formula ⓘ
title "Khan" ⓘ
heritage Islamic art ⓘ
Turkish cultural heritage ⓘ
language Ottoman Turkish language ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman Turkish
namedAfter Abdulhamid II ⓘ
partOf Ottoman imperial regalia ⓘ
Ottoman state symbols ⓘ
periodOfUse reign of Abdulhamid II ⓘ
precedes imperial tughra of Mehmed V ⓘ
script Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
startTime 1876 ⓘ
style Ottoman calligraphy ⓘ
symbolizes central authority of the Ottoman state ⓘ
legitimacy of the Ottoman sultan ⓘ
sovereignty of Abdulhamid II ⓘ
use authentication of imperial documents ⓘ
decoration of state buildings ⓘ
emblem on coins ⓘ
emblem on legal decrees (firmans) ⓘ
emblem on medals and decorations ⓘ
emblem on treaties ⓘ
seal on official correspondence ⓘ
symbol of sultanic authority ⓘ
usedAs coat of arms equivalent for the sultan ⓘ
usedBy Abdulhamid II ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
usedOn building inscriptions ⓘ
imperial edicts ⓘ
military standards ⓘ
official seals ⓘ
public monuments ⓘ
state stationery ⓘ
writingSystem Arabic script ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dolmabahce Clock Tower → hasFeature → imperial tughra of Abdulhamid II ⓘ
nişancı → usesSeal → sultan’s tuğra ⓘ
subject linked to: nişancı (chancellor)
linked to: imperial tughra of Abdulhamid II
German Fountain → hasDecoration → Ottoman tughra of Abdulhamid II ⓘ
linked to: imperial tughra of Abdulhamid II
imperial tughra of Abdulhamid II → follows → imperial tughra of Abdulaziz ⓘ
linked to: imperial tughra of Abdulhamid II
imperial tughra of Abdulhamid II → precedes → imperial tughra of Mehmed V ⓘ
linked to: imperial tughra of Abdulhamid II
imperial tughra of Abdulhamid II → depicts → royal signature of Abdulhamid II ⓘ
linked to: imperial tughra of Abdulhamid II