A divan or diwan (Persian: دیوان, dīvān; from Sumerian dub, clay tablet) was a high government ministry in various Islamic states, or its chief official...

or divan) designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A dewan was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan). Diwans...

The Divan-begi (Persian: دیوان‌بیگی, romanized: Dīvān-beīgī) was a high-ranking official in Judicial system of Safavid Iran (1501–1736), who acted as...

writing more than any other Persian author. Hafez is best known for his Divān, a collection of his surviving poems probably compiled after his death....

It was handed over to the institution by Salman Mumtaz and consists of 65 sheets, each of which contains 20 lines. The divan's manuscript is decorated with...

the Divan. The sultan often took his vizier's advice into consideration, but he by no means had to obey the Divan. Sometimes the sultan called a Divan meeting...

The Imperial Council or Imperial Divan (Ottoman Turkish: ديوان همايون, romanized: Dîvân-ı Hümâyûn), was the de facto cabinet of the Ottoman Empire for...

independent auditing institution established in Egypt in 1942 as an instrument of public finance control. Originally created as the Divan of Accounting, its...

Divan-khane (Persian: دیوان‌خانه) is a Persian phrase from (divan = court) + (khane = house) to describe a guest house or room. It is akin to the great...

Urdu and Persian. Although his Persian Divan (body of work) is at least five times longer than his Urdu Divan, his fame rests on his poetry in Urdu. Today...

shrines. The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram, the gateway tower. A Divan named Divan Kandappa Mudaliar expanded the temple with the help of public contributions...

Minister of Foreign Affairs. In the 19th century, the ministry was one of the divans established by Muhammad Ali Pasha, known as the 'founder of modern Egypt'...

Balasaghuni Qutatqu Bilik (Wisdom Of Royal Glory) (1069–70) and Mahmut Kashgari Divan-i Lugat-it Türk (Dictionary of Turkic Dialects) (1072) "Eski Başqurt Əzəbiy...

(which had by then already witnessed the decrease in importance of the Boyar Divan over the sultan's decision), and princes of the two Danubian Principalities...

which under Uzun Hasan included: the vizier, who led the great council (divan); the mostawfi al-mamalek, high-ranking financial accountants; the mohrdar...

Rumi, the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the Panj Ganj of Nizami Ganjavi, The Divān of Hafez, The Conference of the Birds by Attar of Nishapur, and the miscellanea...

the most prominent early divan masters in Turkic literary history, who also composed poetry in Persian and Arabic. The divan and ghazal styles were further...

Adliye was divided into two institutions: Şûrâ-yı Devlet, responsible for the functions of the Council of State, and Divan-ı Ahkâmı Adliye, which performed...

Divan, or great Council, indefinite in point of number, which is composed of the ancient military who are or have been commanders of corps. The divan...

number of advisors and ministers gathered around a council known as Divan. The Divan, in the years when the Ottoman state was still a Beylik, was composed...

Argentine-Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim co-founded the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, which is based in Seville, Spain. Said was also an accomplished...

and design are located in Ahmedabad. The oldest higher educational institution is Gujarat College. Among the universities in Ahmedabad, Gujarat University...

co-founded the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra in Weimar, Germany in 1999, named after the West–östlicher Divan (West–Eastern Divan), an anthology of poems by...

 1993 (1993-09-08) Cast: Ricky Davao, Rita Avila, Allan Bautista, Camille Velasco 61 "Divan" Lore Reyes Peque Gallaga Jerry Lopez-Sineneng September 15, 1993 (1993-09-15)...

leads to the closed courtyard Divan-khana, which is framed on three sides by a pointed arcade. In the composition center, Divan-khana there is an octagonal...

Steaua Dunării, played a prominent part during the elections for the ad hoc Divan, and successfully promoted Cuza, his lifelong friend, to the throne. Kogălniceanu...

patronage of Shaybani Khan, and constantly took part in the meetings of the divan (court) and accompanied the Khan in his campaigns. Shayibani Khan wrote...

elected deputy in the Ad hoc divan, an assembly charged with giving Wallachia a new constitutional framework. After the divans confirmed the union of the...

one of the most important writers of Anatolian Turkish poetry. Ottoman Divan poetry used "refined diction" and complex vocabulary. It included Sufi mysticism...

regularly attending the Divan, or state council, instead of abstaining from attendance. The practice of the Sultan avoiding the Divan had been introduced...