Vizier - Some Famous Viziers in History

Some Famous Viziers in History

  • Burzoe or bozorgmehr was grand vizier of Khosrau I, the Sassanid Shahanshah of Persian Empire
  • Yahya ibn Khalid of Harun al Rashid (Whose son Jafar bin Yahya was an inspiration for the aforementioned Arabian Nights Jafar)
  • Amir Kabir of the Qajar dynasty in Iran history
  • Hasanak vazir of the Ghaznavid dynasty in Iran history
  • Nizam al-Mulk of Malik Shah I in Iran history
  • Sokullu Mehmet Pasha of Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
  • Köprülü Mehmet Pasha and his son Köprülü Fazıl Ahmet Pasha of Ottoman (Turkish) Empire

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