▁royal ▁se als ). ▁One ▁could ▁also ▁adopt ▁the ▁tam ga ▁of ▁one ' s ▁master ▁or ▁r uler , ▁therefore ▁sign ifying ▁said ▁master ' s ▁patron age . ▁Out side ▁of ▁den oting ▁ownership , ▁tam gas ▁also ▁possessed ▁religious ▁significance , ▁and ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁tal ism ans ▁to ▁protect ▁one ▁from ▁curs es ▁( it ▁was ▁believed ▁that , ▁as ▁symbols ▁of ▁family , ▁tam gas ▁emb od ied ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁one ' s ▁her itage ). ▁Tam gas ▁dep icted ▁geometric ▁shapes , ▁images ▁of ▁animals , ▁items , ▁or ▁g lyph s . ▁As ▁they ▁were ▁usually ▁ins cribed ▁using ▁heavy ▁and ▁unw ield y ▁instruments , ▁such ▁as ▁kn ives ▁or ▁br ands , ▁and ▁on ▁different ▁surfaces ▁( mean ing ▁that ▁their ▁appearance ▁could ▁vary ▁somewhat ), ▁tam gas ▁were ▁always ▁simple ▁and ▁st yl ised , ▁and ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁la con ic ▁and ▁easily ▁recogn is able . ▁ ▁T ug hr as ▁ ▁Every ▁s ultan ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁had ▁his ▁own ▁mon ogram , ▁called ▁the ▁t ugh ra , ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁royal ▁symbol . ▁A ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁her ald ic ▁sense ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Ham pton ▁Court ▁requested ▁from ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁to ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁their ▁collection . ▁As ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁previously ▁used ▁in ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁it ▁was ▁designed ▁after ▁this