grand vizier
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
Fate follows a beggar king, his daughter, a dancer, and the caliph and grand vizier of Baghdad.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 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
Then there is 53-year-old Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al Thani, the emir’s cousin who is the prime minister and, were this truly a medieval saga, who’d be called the grand vizier.
From Newsweek • Jun. 25, 2013
Unfortunately the Grand Seignior had but too well replaced the wrong-headed grand vizier, who had been killed.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John
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