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Kaymakam

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during the latter's illness, absence from the capital on campaign, or in the interval between the dismissal of one Grand Vizier and the arrival to the capital of a new appointee. The practice began in the 16th century, or perhaps even earlier, and continued until the end of the Empire. The
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played an important role in the politics of the capital and often became involved in intrigues against the absent Grand Vizier, trying to replace him. In the last decades of the Empire, the post of
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The rank is attested in use with a British officer commanding the Equatorial Battalion in East Africa, 1918: Kaimakam R F White DSO who was an officer of the Essex Regiment. In the 1947
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held the additional Ottoman title of kaymakam in their administrative capacity since 1872 of district administrator since the establishment of Ottoman sovereignty (as
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enjoyed the full plenitude of powers of the Grand Vizier, but was not allowed to intervene in the conduct of the military campaigns. Selected from the ranks of the
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The modernization and Westernization reforms instituted in the 19th century added new meanings to the term. With the establishment of the regular
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was used in its generic sense of "lieutenant" for deputies or agents, but most notably, until the ascendancy of
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since 1645 with extremely numerous spelling variations. The most common present-day forms are kaymakam,
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Similarly, three ruling native hakims of the later emirate of Kuwait, were also Kaymakam of a
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Title for a district governor in Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Lebanon and the Ottoman Empire
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in the same province, 1871 till a British protectorate, also on 3 November 1914.
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was filled by the members of the imperial cabinet, or by the
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The Encyclopedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume IV: Ira–Kha
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history, where it refers to a temporary replacement for a
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Index

Caimacam

Binbashi
Ismet Pasha
Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire
Müşir
Birindji ferik
Serdar
Ferik
Mirliva
Miralay
Kaymakam
Binbaşı
Kol Aghassi
Çavuş
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many other romanizations
Ottoman Empire
grand viziers
sanjaks
kazas
provincial
subdistrict
governors
successor states
Republic of Turkey
Kuwait
Iraq

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