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7 Aug 2010, 10:08 am
The astonishing margin of victory will impress even the modern grand viziers of Central Asia. [read post]
27 Jul 2018, 12:14 pm
Among the defendants was the world-famous statesman former Grand Vizier and reformer Ahmed Midhat Pasa, a political foe of the autocratic sultan Abdülhamit II, who succeeded Abdülaziz and ruled the empire for thirty-three years.The alleged murder of the former sultan and the trial that ensued were political dramas that captivated audiences both domestically and internationally. [read post]
3 Sep 2017, 4:43 pm
"... had them carried by a caravan of four hundred camels trained to walk in alphabetical order. [read post]
27 Sep 2018, 2:19 pm
Fascinating read via The Paris Review: “…Thumb marks were used as personal seals to close business in Babylonia, and, in 1303, a Persian vizier recounted the use of fingerprints as signatures during the Qin and Han Dynasties, noting, “Experience has shown that no two individuals have fingers precisely alike. [read post]
15 Oct 2018, 9:30 pm
Among the defendants was the world-famous statesman former Grand Vizier and reformer Ahmed Midhat Paşa, a political foe of the autocratic sultan Abdülhamit II, who succeeded Abdülaziz and ruled the empire for thirtythree years. [read post]
1 Feb 2007, 2:25 pm
McCain’s, by buying into the BushCo line that although The Decider™ made all the decisions, it was the evil vizier, Gen. [read post]
3 Jan 2013, 3:56 pm
No fewer than 42 Grand Viziers of the Empire were of Albanian descent.... [read post]
11 Aug 2010, 4:58 am
As she predicted, Kagame was elected by a majority — 93% — that “will impress even the modern grand viziers of Central Asia. [read post]
29 Aug 2023, 9:55 am
When Müteferrika was well established in his career, he asked the Grand Vizier, similar to a prime minister, the Grand Mufti, the Sultan’s chief advisor on religious matters, and the religious authorities, if he could create a printing press for exclusively non-religious topics, such as dictionaries and maps (Swanick, 280-281). [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 9:40 am
eyhülislam, the Grand Vizier and muftis). [read post]
10 Feb 2016, 11:39 am
The reference is to Chahine’s film about the life of the prophet Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers and rose to become vizier of Egypt. [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 3:17 pm
Non-European readers might assume that, once the European Parliament voted in favour of a Directive, the law would be adopted, subject perhaps to some sort of Grand Vizier character applying a signature or quasi-monarchical seal to a suitably ornate document, but European lawmaking is rarely so straightforward (or colourful, alas). [read post]
2 Mar 2023, 4:09 am
One of the most notable figures in medicine at that time was Imhotep, royal vizier and physician for Djoser, a pharoah in the 27th century B.C. [read post]
2 Mar 2023, 4:09 am
One of the most notable figures in medicine at that time was Imhotep, royal vizier and physician for Djoser, a pharoah in the 27th century B.C. [read post]
14 Feb 2017, 7:32 am
Over the first few weeks of the Trump administration, Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon has worked hard to establish himself as the would-be Grand Vizier of the White House. [read post]
