Vizier
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title:
Vizier
text:
A vizier is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the Near East. The Abbasid caliphs gave the title wazir to a minister formerly called katib (secretary), who was at first merely a helper but afterwards became the representative and successor of the dapir of the Sassanian kings. Advisor is the nearest present English word to this Avestan one, Ad+Wiser. In modern usage, the term has been used for government ministers in much of the Middle East and beyond. Several alternative spellings a
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description:
High-ranking political advisor or minister
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vizier
date created:
2003-06-08T22:00:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T12:45:52Z
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