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unusual facts about Vizier



'Imran ibn Shahin

War between the two sides resumed in the summer 971, when 'Izz al-Daula's vizier Abu'l-Fadl suggested carrying out an attack against the Batihah in an effort to plunder the robber-state and relieve the Buyids' financial troubles.

1528 in poetry

Birbal, real name: Maheshdas Bhat (died 1586), Indian poet, wit and Grand Vizier of the Mughal court of Emperor Akbar

1586 in poetry

Birbal, real name: Maheshdas Bhat (born 1528), Indian poet, wit and Grand Vizier of the Mughal court of Emperor Akbar

724

Tonyukuk, Turkic grand vizier and commander-in-chief (approximate date)

Ahmad Maymandi

Among his enemies included the Khwarezm-shah Altun Tash, Hasanak (who later succeeded Ahmad as the vizier of the Empire) and the sister of Mahmud.

Al-Fudhayl bin 'Iyyadh

It is not uncommon to find his story confused with that of Fozail ibn Yahya, a contemporary who was the vizier to Harun al-Rashid.

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Golitsyn

In the meantime Catherine decided to replace Golitsyn as general-in-chief with Pyotr Rumyantsev, who she hoped would act more decisively, but before Rumyantsev's arrival Golitsyn succeeded into drawing the Turkish forces onto favourable ground - under the command of Supreme Vizier Moldavanchi, they attacked Golitsyn's force on 29 August and were defeated, losing up to 7,000 men, around 70 guns and all their baggage.

Amir Khan III

He was a favorite of the Emperor Muhammad Shah but was appointed governor of Allahabad in 1739 against his wishes due to the Vizier Qamar ud-Din Khan and re-called to court in 1743 C.E. He was naturally of free speech and the emperor fond of his repartee had him more license in his conversation than was consistent with respect to his own dignity when he was on business with the emperor which by degrees disgusted Muhammad Shah and made him wish his removal from office.

Asterix and the Great Divide

He is the stereotype of a leader's right-hand advisor who appears loyal but plots against his master — in ways similar to the popular view of Louis XIII of France and Cardinal Richelieu; King Théoden and Gríma Wormtongue; or Goscinny's Caliph Haroun El Poussah and Grand Vizier Iznogoud; or the later Asterix characters Vizier Hoodunnit and Rajah Watzit.

Battle of Ferozeshah

While a detachment of the Sikh army under its commander in chief, Tej Singh, advanced on Ferozepur, the main force under Vizier Lal Singh advanced to confront Gough.

Battle of the Orontes

The Battle of the Orontes was fought on 15 September 994 between the Byzantines and their Hamdanid allies under Michael Bourtzes against the forces of the Fatimid vizier of Damascus, the Turkish general Manjutakin.

Boyo Ockinga

Kitchen, K.A. & Ockinga, B., "A Memphite Monument of the Vizier T3 in Sydney", Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Abteilung Kairo 48 (1992), pp.

Burhan al-Din

Kadi Burhan al-Din (died 1398), vizier and atabeg to the Eretnid rulers of Anatolia

Ermeni Suleyman Pasha

After being demoted from the position of Grand Vizier, he was appointed as the governor of Bosnia then as kaymakam of Istanbul, Özü, then Istanbul and Erzurum again.

Farrukh-Zad of Ghazna

Farrukh employed Abd al-Razzaq Maymandi, a former vizier of Maudud and Abd Rashid, but later had him dismissed and imprisoned.

Greeks in Egypt

Although there is a long list of Greeks who were quite influential during the Ottoman Caliphate, Ibrahim Pasha perhaps is the most well known, who served as the Grand Vizier to Sultan Suleyman from 1520-1566.

Haji Washington

Hajji Hossain-Gholi Khan, Motamed ol Vezareh was the second son of the Persian vizier/prime minister, Mirza Agha Khan Nouri.

Hasanak

Hasanak the Vizier (c. 995-1032), a vizier of the Persian Empire

Hemiunu

In his tomb he is described as a hereditary prince, count, sealer of the king of Lower Egypt (jrj-pat HAtj-a xtmw-bjtj) and on a statue found in his serdab (and now located in Hildesheim), Hemiunu is given the titles: king's son of his body, chief justice and vizier, greatest of the five of the House of Thoth (sA nswt n XT=f tAjtj sAb TAtj wr djw pr-DHwtj).

Ibn al-'Amid

Abu 'l-Fadl ibn al-'Amid (d. 970), scholar and vizier of the Buyid emir of Rayy, Rukn al-Dawla.

Ibn Hazm

After the death of the grand vizier al-Muzaffar in 1008, the Umayyad Caliphate of Iberia became embroiled in a civil war that lasted until 1031 resulting in its collapse of the central authority of Córdoba and the emergence of many smaller incompetent states called Taifas.

Isetnofret II

This stela is situated across the Chapel of Panehesy and depicts Merneptah, Queen Isetnofret and Sety-Merneptah with the vizier before Amun-Re and Ptah.

Kafur

Abu al-Misk Kafur, (905–968), vizier of Egypt, becoming its de facto ruler (from 946)

Kâmil Pasha

The ex-Grand Vizier (who probably was in danger of life) was invited by his British friend Lord Kitchener to stay with him in Cairo.

Kanefer

If Kanefer does date to the 4th dynasty and is a son of Sneferu, he may have followed his brother Nefermaat I in office as vizier and served during the latter part of Sneferu's reign.

Kara Mahmud Bushati

He was the 3rd Head vizier of the Albanian Pashalik of Scutari In the 1780s his rebellious character brought him into conflict with the Ottomans.

Kaykhusraw III

The young Kaykhusraw became no more than a figurehead and played no part in the events of his reign, which were dominated first by the Pervane and later by the Mongol vizier of Rum, Fakhr al-Din Ali.

Kayqubad II

The vizier Shams al-Din al-Isfahani, seeking to defend a degree of Seljuk sovereignty in Anatolia from the Mongols, put Kayqubad on the throne together with his two elder brothers, Kaykaus II and Kilij Arslan IV.

Khazaran

The leader of the city was a Muslim official known as the Khazz; in Arab sources the title given is sometimes vizier.

Koca Mehmed Pasha

Koca Dervish Mehmed Pasha (died 1655), Ottoman grand vizier (1652–1653) and Kapudan Pasha (1652)

Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha (1769–1855), Ottoman grand vizier (1839–1841) and Kapudan Pasha (1823–1827)

Lucien Saint

As resident general, Lucien Saint invited the sultan of Morocco, Moulay Mohammed (later Mohammed V), his grand vizier and his interpreter to Marignac on 26 July 1929 as part of their stay in Bagnères-de-Luchon, and their signatures in Arabic script are in the town's register.

Mehytenweskhet

If so, Harsiese would have served as vizier to Taharqa, while opening up relations with Necho I while the latter was ruler of Sais.

Müezzinzade

Müezzinzade Hafız Ahmed Pasha (1564–1632), Ottoman grand vizier and provincial governor

Musa Pasha

Kara Musa Pasha (died 1649), Ottoman Kapudan Pasha (grand admiral) and grand vizier

Nasiruddin Bughra Khan

Qaiqabad acknowledged Bughra Khan's independence from Delhi and also removed Najimuddin as his wazir.

Nizam-ul-Mulk

Nizam al-Mulk (1018–1092), a Persian scholar and vizier of the Seljuq Empire

Papyrus Salt 124

A descendant of Paneb, bringing his own accusations to the authorities, references a trial of Paneb for one of the crimes he is accused of in the papyrus, under Vizier Hori.

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

While searching for the Vizier, the Prince encounters Farah (voiced by Helen King), who does not remember him, and is surprised that the Prince knows her name.

Qutlu Arslan

In sharp contrast to old, frequently rebellious Georgian feudal lords, Qutlu Arslan represented ennobled commoners and military servicemen, who gained distinction through their loyalty to the Georgian King George III (1156-1184) whom Qutlu served as a vizier and treasurer, a post he held upon Queen Tamar’s ascend to the throne in 1184.

Salabat Jung

Safdar Jung was the new Vizier of the Mughal Empire and the Amir ul-Umara Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung II felt slighted on being left out as the heir to Nizamat of Hyderabad.The motives which led to his acquiescence in the accession of Nasir Jung ceased with that prince's life.

Salih Pasha

Salih Hulusi Pasha (1864–1939), Ottoman grand vizier (1920), one of the last

Senebhenaf

Labib Habachi: "The Family of Vizier Ibia and His Place Among the Viziers of the Thirteenth Dynasty", in Studien zur altägyptischen Kultur 11 (1984), p. 113-126.

Siyavuş Pasha

Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha (died 1602), Ottoman grand vizier (1582–84, 1586–89, 1592–93)

Sobeknakht II

The Cairo Juridical stela, which is dated to Year 1 of the later Theban king Nebiryraw I, contains an important genealogical charter which states that Ayameru--the son by Vizier Aya and the King's daughter Reditenes--was appointed Governor of El-Kab in Year 1 of the 13th dynasty king Merhotepre Ini.

Sulayman ibn Wahb

Abu Ayyub Sulayman ibn Wahb (died July/August 885) was a senior official of the Abbasid Caliphate who served several times as vizier.


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