°former title -above bey- for (generally military) state officers in the Ottoman Empire, actually conferred in three ranks, denoted by the number of horse tails attached to their banner.
°its holder; commonly applied in the West to any Ottoman provincial governor, regardless of the actual title (often Vali) and the fact that not all incumbents held the rank of pasha.
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°former title -above bey- for (generally military) state officers in the Ottoman Empire, actually conferred in three ranks, denoted by the number of horse tails attached to their banner.
°its holder; commonly applied in the West to any Ottoman provincial governor, regardless of the actual title (often Vali) and the fact that not all incumbents held the rank of pasha.