grand vizier
Example Sentences
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Abu'l Fazl, the grand vizier of the 16th Century Mughal emperor Akbar, mentions mutanjan in his writings, among dishes served at the royal table.
From BBC
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
