EʿTEMĀD-AL-DAWLA

lit. “Confidant of the State”; an important title given to people in the administration favored by the court.

 

EʿTEMĀD-AL-DAWLA (lit. “Confidant of the State”), an important title given to people in the administration favored by the court. Under the Safavids it was a title of the prime minister, and under the Qajars it was the highest administrative (dīvānī) title. See below and ALQĀB VA ʿANĀWĪN; see also SAFAVIDS.

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Originally Published: December 15, 1998

Last Updated: January 19, 2012

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