The grand vizier , vezir-i azam ( vezīr-i āʿẓam , "the greatest of the viziers"), or, from the mid-tenth/sixteenth century, sadrazam (ṣadr āʿẓam) , was the second highest-ranking figure in the Ottoman state. Initially, grand viziers were selected from among the ulema (ʿulamāʾ) , and they were given considerable authority during the reign of Orhan (Orkhān, r. c. 726-63/1326-62). Later, other dignitaries shared the rank of vizier, and although the grand vizier's entitlements were reduced, command of the military was added to his responsibilities. The kanunname (
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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