Sadr-ı Azam

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Sadr-ı Azam was the title given to the chief minister and highest-ranking official in the Ottoman Empire, serving directly under the sultan and overseeing the administration of the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman title
chief minister
government office
grand vizier
alternativeName Grand Vizier NERFINISHED
Sadrazam NERFINISHED
Vezir-i Azam NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
appointedBy Sultan of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ottoman bureaucracy
Ottoman military leadership
country Ottoman Empire
dismissedBy Sultan of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
domain executive branch of the Ottoman Empire
etymology from Arabic "sadr" (foremost, chest) and Persian "azam" (greatest) meaning "the greatest foremost"
genderRestriction typically held by men
hasAuthorityOver central bureaucracy
other viziers
provincial governors
hasPower to command armies on behalf of the sultan
to issue decrees in the sultan’s name
to preside over judicial matters in the Imperial Council
hasRole chief minister of the Ottoman Empire
head of government of the Ottoman Empire
head of the imperial administration
president of the Imperial Council
hierarchicalPosition highest-ranking official after the sultan in the Ottoman Empire
historicalSignificance central to decision-making in the Ottoman Empire
key figure in Ottoman domestic and foreign policy
languageOfName Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED
memberOf Imperial Council NERFINISHED
oversees administration of the Ottoman state
financial administration of the empire
implementation of imperial policy
military campaigns planning
provincial administration
partOf Ottoman central government NERFINISHED
positionHeldBy grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire
replacedBy office of the prime minister of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
residence Sublime Porte NERFINISHED
seat Bâb-ı Âli (Sublime Porte) NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Sultan of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
usedInPeriod 19th century Ottoman Empire
classical period of the Ottoman Empire
early modern period of the Ottoman Empire
workLocation Sublime Porte NERFINISHED
Topkapı Palace NERFINISHED

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Grand Vizier alsoKnownAs Sadr-ı Azam