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Amir majlis (master of audiences; Seljuk and Mamluk dignitary)

أمير مجلس (رتبة مملوكية وسلجوقية)

Amir majlis, 'master of audiences or ceremonies', was one of the highest dignitaries of the Seljuks of Asia Minor. In the Mamluk kingdom he had charge of the physicians and oculists; in the Circassian period he was third in importance among the highest amirs 1.

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Seljuk office

The amir majlis, master of audiences or ceremonies, was one of the highest dignitaries of the Seljuks of Asia Minor. 1

Mamluk office

In the Mamluk kingdom the amir majlis had charge of the physicians, oculists and the like. The sources do not explain why this task went with the rank. In the early Mamluk period the rank stood above that of the amir silah, but neither was of great significance; in the Circassian period the amir majlis, inferior to the amir silah, was third among the highest amirs of the kingdom. 1

Sources

  1. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 1 p. 467
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