grand vizier

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A hero uses the magic sword of Damascus to free a Baghdad princess from a grand vizier and his son.

From Los Angeles Times

Fate follows a beggar king, his daughter, a dancer, and the caliph and grand vizier of Baghdad.

From Los Angeles Times

A boy thief and a genie in a bottle help a blinded prince recover his kingdom from a grand vizier.

From Los Angeles Times

Pompeo, currently visiting the Middle East, waded into biblical waters when asked by a local correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network, in an exclusive one-on-one interview Thursday: “Jews worldwide and here in Jerusalem are talking about the fact that Esther 2,500 years ago saved the Jewish people with God’s help from Haman,” the anti-Semitic grand vizier of the Persian Empire, who intended to kill the Jews.

From Los Angeles Times

After meeting the Grand Vizier, he receives a studio on the grounds of an old palace, where his first act is one of destruction.

From The New Yorker