Phanariots
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Phanariots, Phanariotes, or Fanariots were members of prominent Greek families in Phanar, the chief Greek quarter of Constantinople where the Ecumenical Patriarchate is located, who traditionally occu
View of the Phanarion quarter, the historical centre of the Greek community of Constantinople in Ottoman times, c. 1900
Another view of the Phanarion quarter, c. 1900. In the forefront: the Bulgarian Orthodox Church of St. Stephen; atop the hill: the Phanar Greek Orthodox College.
Engraving of Greek merchant by Cesare Vecellio (16th century)
Constantine Mavrocordatos, engraving from 1763
Dragoman of the Porte
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The Dragoman of the Sublime Porte, Dragoman of the Imperial Council, or simply Grand Dragoman or Chief Dragoman, was the senior interpreter of the Ottoman government—frequently referred to as the "Sub
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…Patriarchate is located, who traditionally occupied four important positions in the Ottoman Empire: Hospodar of Moldavia, Hospodar of Wallachia, Grand Dragoman of the Porte and Grand Dragoman of the Fleet. Despite their cosmopolitanism and often-Western education, the Phanariots were aware of their Greek ancestry and…
The Dragoman of the Porte (left), at the reception of a European ambassador (seated left) and a Bukharan envoy (seated right) by the reis ül-küttab (seated centre)
Depiction of a Grand Dragoman c. 1809, by an anonymous Greek artist in Constantinople
Alexandros Maurokordatos o ex aporiton
Nikolaos Maurokordatos 1721