Vezir-i Azam
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Vezir-i Azam is the Ottoman Empire’s highest-ranking minister and chief executive officer, serving directly under the sultan with broad administrative and political authority.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman imperial title
ⓘ
government office ⓘ ministerial position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ottoman court politics
ⓘ
imperial chancery ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| equivalentLabel |
Grand Vizier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sadr-ı Azam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Arabic wazīr (minister) and aʿẓam (greatest) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeForm | Vezir-i A‘zam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Ottoman central administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
imperial bureaucracy ⓘ provincial governors ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to appoint and dismiss officials
ⓘ
to issue orders in the sultan’s name ⓘ to negotiate treaties on behalf of the sultan ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | highest-ranking minister in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
classical period of the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Vezir-i Azam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | chief executive officer of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman central government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman imperial hierarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | vezir ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Ottoman sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
implementation of imperial policy
ⓘ
oversight of military campaigns at the administrative level ⓘ presiding over the Imperial Council ⓘ supervision of state finances ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Topkapı Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | His Excellency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Ottoman sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage | Ottoman Turkish administrative terminology ⓘ |
| workLocation | Divan-ı Hümayun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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