Chiaus

The Çavuşbaşı, the chief usher of the Topkapi Palace

Chiaus (from Turkish: çavuş) is an official Turkish messenger, emissary, or sergeant. It was also a title for an officer in the Ottoman court carrying out the duty of an usher, as well as an ambassador to foreign princes and states.

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