FASHION, TEXTILES & CROWN JEWELS
OTTOMAN DRESS & BAKU’S LIBERATION
Ottoman fashion projected rank, identity and power. From silk kaftans to military dress, clothing signaled authority in palace, city and camp. On this day in 1918, the Islamic Army of the Caucasus entered Baku, ending Bolshevik-Dashnak control and marking one of the empire’s last dramatic wartime successes. Uniforms, banners and ceremonial display turned victory into public spectacle.
KAFTAN & UNIFORM:
Textiles, colors and headgear announced status from the palace to the battlefield.
TODAY IN HISTORY – 1918:
Ottoman and Azerbaijani forces liberated Baku. The victory shifted control of the city and became a celebrated late Ottoman triumph in the Caucasus.
DRESS, BANNERS & BAKU
