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
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
But the anglophile grand vizier is expected to hold on to his position as head of the Qatar Investment Authority, which is where the money is.
From Newsweek ● Jun. 25, 2013
Selim was, above all, fortunate in possessing for his grand vizier a minister whose untiring industry and remarkable talents for business enabled him to bear on his own shoulders the whole burden of government.
From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by William Hickling Prescott
