VIZIER


Meaning of VIZIER in English

Arabic wazīr

Chief minister of the

The office was originally held and defined by the Barmakids in the 8th century; they acted as the caliph's representative to the public, later serving a similar function for various sultans. In the {{link=Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire the title could be held by several people at once; under Mehmed II the position of grand vizier, the absolute representative of the sultan, was created.

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