Grand vizier
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Grand vizier was the title of the effective head of government of many sovereign states in the Islamic world. It was first held by officials in the later Abbasid Caliphate. It was then held in the Ott
Koca Sinan Pasha
Bairam Khan
Abu'l Fazl Ibn Mubarak presenting the Akbarnama to the emperor (D. 1602 AD)
Sadullah Khan
Vizier
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Historically, a vizier is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the countries of "greater Persia". The Abbasid caliphs gave the title wazir to a minister formerly called katib, who was at fi
An illustrated Portrait of Muhammad Shah Qajar and his Vizier Haj Mirza Aghasi in Iran during the 19th century. Vizier's roles as advisors in courts evolved over time, becoming an important part of official government institutions.
The winter Diwan of a Mughal Vizier
Portrait of Amir Kabir, Vazir of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (Qajar dynasty)
Ivory chess vizier, Italy, 12th century