grand vizier
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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 boy thief and a genie in a bottle help a blinded prince recover his kingdom from a grand vizier.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2019
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
But, in 1690, the third of the famous Kuprilis, Mustafa, brother of Fazil Ahmed, became grand vizier, and the Turk, still further encouraged by the death of Innocent XI., rallied once more.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
