Shahzadah education during the classical period of Ottoman empire

Shahzadah brought up scrupulously in the palace would start to take education from the most famous scholars at the age of four or five. After they were trained in many areas, shahzadah at the age of maturity would be satisfied to gain experience in the field of administrative and military by assigning to old center of the thrones of Anatolia. Shahzadah appointed to flags were accomplishing missions such as embarking on a military expedition, maintaining the order and safety of the flag and supporting the commercial and cultural developments. They would have been there as statesman assigned as the tutor of the young shahzadah, head of provincial treasury, gunner etc., and constituted a small precedent of the central government. Especially, presence of the manservant and mother together with shahzadah was gained the Ottoman shahzadah education a unique quality. Shahzadah candidates trained with this system were distinguished persons as they highly improved theirselves in scientific and administrative aspects. Keywords; education, shahzadah, teacher, flag, manservant.