Medieval · Arabic
Adab al-wazīr
What a vizier owes the ruler, the ruler's subjects, and his own office. Al-Māwardī, whose al-Aḥkām al-sulṭānīyah defined the classical theory of the caliphate, here writes about the minister rather than the sovereign.
chapters
13 chapters- 01The Author's Introductionprose
- 02Section: On the Meaning of the Vizierateprose
- 03Section: Defence, the Vizier's Chargeprose
- 04Section: Boldnessprose
- 05Section: On Cautionprose
- 06Section: Appointment and Dismissalprose
- 07Section: On Dismissalprose
- 08Section: The Vizierate of Executionprose
- 09Section: Opinion and Consultationprose
- 10Section: The Vizier's Attentiveness to the Kingprose
- 11Section: His Zeal for the King's Interestsprose
- 12Section: On Rightsprose
- 13Section: The Covenants, Continuedprose
in the atlas
fully mappedFigures— 10 of 54
God · Muhammad · Ali ibn Abi Talib · Alexander · David · Buzurjmihr · Umar ibn al-Khattab · Abū al-Dardāʼ · King · Sage of India
Ideas— 10 of 92
The vizierate · Governance · Justice · Awe · Boldness · Ignorance · Judgement · Religion · Resolve · The vizierate of execution
Groups— 10 of 24
ṛṣis · The subjects · Persians · Poets · the Arabs · Kings · The forebears · The troops · Israel / the Jewish people · The Masters of Eloquence
Events— 8
The Day of Resurrection · The letter of the sage of the Greeks to Alexander · Alexander's consultation of his teacher about his officials · Alexander's entry into India and the king's questioning · God's forgiveness and restoration of Solomon's kingdom · Hudhayfah's exchange on overcoming the worst of people · Open combat · al-Ma'mun's abandoned tax-farming of the Sawad
Objects— 10 of 20
Manthur al-hikam · Monies · The Qur'an · Poison · The Earlier Scriptures · the books of the Children of Israel · Adab al-wazīr (the author's earlier chapters on the vizierate of delegation) · Estate · Gold and silver · Iron
Animals— 5
Ants · Beast of prey · Beasts · Goat · the king's mounts
188 citations · 164 themes · 574 entity mentions — every one anchored to a verbatim passage. The atlas.
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