grand vizier
Americannoun
noun
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Abu'l Fazl, the grand vizier of the 16th Century Mughal emperor Akbar, mentions mutanjan in his writings, among dishes served at the royal table.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2023
A hero uses the magic sword of Damascus to free a Baghdad princess from a grand vizier and his son.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2020
His grand vizier kept the sultan’s death a secret from his soldiers until after their victory, when his body was secreted back to Istanbul.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2016
So he crafted a vision of him as the grand vizier because that was easier for everyone to appreciate and understand.
From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2015
The councillors also, and the grand vizier and the governors of the provinces, begged him to continue in the land, and to take still more share in the government.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
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