Definition of Viziers. Meaning of Viziers. Synonyms of Viziers

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Definition of Viziers

Vizier
Vizier Viz"ier, n. [Ar. wez[=i]r, waz[=i]r, properly, a bearer of burdens, a porter, from wazara to bear a burden: cf. F. vizir, visir. Cf. Alguazil.] A councilor of state; a high executive officer in Turkey and other Oriental countries. [Written also visier, vizir, and vizer.] Grand vizier, the chief minister of the Turkish empire; -- called also vizier-azem.

Meaning of Viziers from wikipedia

- 11th-century legal theorist al-Mawardi defined two types of viziers: wazīr al-tanfīdh ("vizier of execution"), who had limited powers and served to implement...
- Empire, the grand vizier held the imperial seal and could convene all other viziers to attend to affairs of the state; the viziers in conference were...
- summon all other viziers to attend to affairs of the state in the Imperial Council; the viziers in conference were called "kubbe viziers" in reference to...
- 456. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Viziers of ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian government and the role of viziers The vizierate aldokkan.com...
- actually grand vizier, but his post was equivalent to the post of the later grand viziers. Because of this, he is known as the first grand vizier of the Ottoman...
- responsibility for leading the ministers of the Empire. This is the list of grand viziers (vazīr-e azam) of the Mughal Empire. The seniormost official under the...
- insecurity of the viziers", with periods where the office changed hands in rapid succession. Under the weak al-Mustansir, five viziers held office between...
- to establish a parallel dynasty of viziers next to the royal family, being succeeded by his son Ibbi-Sipish. Vizier Cyrus Herzl Gordon; Gary Rendsburg;...
- general election. For a list of grand viziers of the predecessor Ottoman Empire, see List of Ottoman grand viziers. Status   Denotes acting prime minister...
- Many viziers came to enjoy considerable power, even at times eclipsing the Abbasid caliphs and using them as puppets. The majority of the viziers were...