TRENDEFRAtlas of the Sultans · Glossary
Term · Sovereignty and central government
Also known as: Vezir
A high-ranking statesman who assisted the ruler in government and sat on the council.
Over time two kinds of vizier emerged: the dome viziers, who attended the Imperial Council in Istanbul, and viziers who governed provinces. The greatest of the viziers was the grand vizier. Viziers carried the title “pasha”; the profiles in the atlas list the grand viziers who served under each sultan.
Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, article “VEZİR” (in Turkish); text condensed for the atlas.