Turbans, the traditional headgear of Muslims in the Ottoman Empire, were removed like hats without being unbound. One would then place them on a shelf and cover them with embroidered cloths as protection from dust and disrespectful treatment. The wearing of turbans was abolished just a few decades after this cover was made: in 1827, Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808-1839) ordered all male Ottoman subjects, both Christian and Muslim (with the exception of the clergy), to wear red woolen fezzes. Soon thereafter, in 1830, Algeria, previously a semi-autonomous Ottoman province, was invaded by the French.
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18<sup>th</sup> century <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7</div> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Ottoman_Empire" class="extiw" title="w:en:Ottoman Empire"><span title="multiethnic empire with the monarchs from the Ottoman dynasty (1299–1922)">Ottoman Empire</span></a><div style="display: none;">era QS:P2348,Q12560</div>)
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