A Pasha of Three Tails.
In Turkey the horse-tail is a mark of distinction. ' Both io that country and in Persia it is employed as the emblem of high authority, and the princes measure their rank by the number of t?ils they bear. The origin of the custom is as follows : In a certain battle the Turks lost their standard, and one of the gallant commanders of the army, with the object of reviving the drooping courage of his soldiers, cut off the tail of a dead horse, and fixed it to the point of a lance. He thus rallied his his scattered foes, led them again to the attack, and gained a victory. He obtained for this act a corresponding military distinction, which gave rise to the l Horse-tail Pashas.' Those of the highest rank have three tails.
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 219, 10 September 1887, Page 3
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139A Pasha of Three Tails. Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 219, 10 September 1887, Page 3
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