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This document discusses clothing laws in the Ottoman Empire from 1720-1829. It provides historical context for how rulers used clothing regulations to define social hierarchies and reinforce political authority. Sultan Mahmud II issued a new law in 1829 that standardized head coverings and dress for state officials in an effort to centralize power by eliminating distinctions between religious communities and subject classes. The law was part of Mahmud

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