A high-ranking Ottoman official who served as chief judge and military administrator in the empire.
From Turkish Kadıasker, from Arabic qāḍī (judge) + Turkish asker (army/military). The title combined judicial and military authority.
The Cadilesker position was uniquely Ottoman—it merged religious law with military command, showing how Islamic empires blended spiritual authority with practical governance.
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