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Old 26th January 2013, 05:26 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by ilias
Also Dom the Aga is a high rank officers title.Isn't it.Or in that case is just a name?
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Originally Posted by Battara
Question: Isn't an Aga a type of commander in the old Ottoman armies?
yes, Agha was a rank in Ottoman army,
was at least (see wikipedia) 6 kinds of "Agha" some are "commander" for very small unities

more reasonable;
- if it's a title ... where is the name ?
- I doubt that a blacksmith could have a title of "Aga" ...
and again, where is his name ?
every time, "AMAL" it's following by a name

- I guess that the name mentioned after "AMAL" it's may be mistranslated by us,
don't forget that Ottoman language is unknown for us,
the translator, is using her Arabic knowledge, possible to have some distortion ... at end

was the meaning of my advice when I wrote ;
- the pic it's OK, just the name is unusual for us, coze not Arabic,
so, it's possible if my friend "Zifir" pass by, he could correct it,


I'm confused at not being able to meet your expectations

all the best

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