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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sadr-ı Azam canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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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