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  • He was a soldier, and the Empire, through all the years of its existence, had been forged by the sword, dyed by the blood of fallen princes and commoners, wrought into existence by wars and not diplomacy, and so Mahabat had more authority than the Grand Vizier himself, who was merely the Prime Minister of the Empire.

    Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

  • He was a soldier, and the Empire, through all the years of its existence, had been forged by the sword, dyed by the blood of fallen princes and commoners, wrought into existence by wars and not diplomacy, and so Mahabat had more authority than the Grand Vizier himself, who was merely the Prime Minister of the Empire.

    Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

  • While Grand Vizier, he took notes Arabic during meetings conducted in Turkish at the palace.

    Roger Corman: Orhan Pamuk: An Appreciation 2008

  • There are just too many contradictions in the storyline that he was and is the Grand Vizier of the Forces of Evil arrayed against us.

    Is Osama bin Laden Dead? Part 1: December is for Dying 2007

  • It used to be Russia and the International Communist Conspiracy, and now it is the dark and foreboding Grand Vizier of Radical Islam, Osama bin Laden, apparently possessed of almost uncanny powers to avoid detection and apprehension for a full six years now.

    Is Osama bin Laden Dead? Part 1: December is for Dying 2007

  • Daily came Ostrog, the Boss, his Grand Vizier, his mayor of the palace, to report in vague terms the steady establishment of his rule; “a little trouble” soon to be settled in this city, “a slight disturbance” in that.

    When the Sleeper Wakes 2006

  • Since he led back the army, Alexander had made him Chiliarch, which is Greek for our Grand Vizier; he ranked next the King.

    The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972

  • The nature of this responsibility which is evidenced by the Chancellor signing the Emperor's edicts and other official statements, is so frequently discussed by German politicians, the position of the Chancellor -- the Grand Vizier of Germany he has been picturesquely called -- is so influential, and the intercourse between the Emperor and the Chancellor is so close, exclusive, and confidential, that an examination of the meaning of the term

    William of Germany Stanley Shaw

  • When the Grand Vizier heard this burst of rage, his heart sank within him.

    Tales of the Caliph H. N. Crellin

  • System, Germany soon learned who were the prime movers and puppets; in this instance the Grand Vizier and the Seraglio officers; the then sultan, Abdul Hammid, "The Damned," being completely cowed and under the thumb of his Grand Vizier, could not be relied on for a moment.

    The Secrets of the German War Office Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves

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