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An official's hand-sign.
Also known as: Claw mark, Vizier's signature
The Ottoman calligraphic mark by which a vizier or provincial governor signed a document.
Signs and authenticates a document issued by an Ottoman vizier or governor.
Contexts: History
Ranked below the tughra in the documentary hierarchy, so the mark on a document identifies the level of authority that issued it before its contents are read.
Contexts: History
A sweeping calligraphic figure of the official's name, spreading across the sheet with long extended strokes, smaller and less regular than a tughra.