Turkish bath Two prominent examples include the Hammam-e-Qadimi and Hammam-e-Lal Qila. Lahore's Shahi Hammam or Royal Bath House, located in the Walled City of Lahore, is one of the best preserved examples of a Mughal era Hamam. The Hamam was built in 1634 by the Mughal Governor of Lahore Hakim Ilmuddin Ansari, during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. By the mid 19th century, baths and wash houses in Britain took several forms. Turkish baths were introduced by David Urquhart, diplomat and sometime Member of Parliament for Stafford, who for political and personal reasons wished to popularise Turkish culture. In 1850, he
Turkish name their father's name followed by "-oğlu" ("son of"), or a nickname of the family, before their given name (e.g. "Mustafa-oğlu" Mehmet, "Köselerin" Hasan) before the modern era. The Turks who descended from a ruling house used "-zade" ("descendant in the male line"), e.g. Sami Paşazade Mehmet Bey ("Mehmet Bey, descendant/son of Sami Pasha"). The surname ("soyad", literally "lineage name" or "family name") is an ancestry-based name following a person's given names, used for addressing people or the family. The surname ("soyadı") is a single word according to Turkish law. It is not gender-specific and has no gender-dependent modifications. The "soyadı"