Dewan
Powerful government official in the context of Islamic history / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the bureaucratic title in various Islamic countries and in the Punjab region. For the government ministry headed by a dewan, see Divan. For the genre of poetic anthology, see Diwan (poetry). For the Nepali ethnic group Dewan, see Yakkha. For other uses, see Divan (disambiguation).
Dewan (also known as diwan, sometimes spelled devan 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 belonged to the elite families in the history of Mughal and post-Mughal India and held high posts within the government.
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