A Survey in the Indicators of Vizierate - Centered Discourse in the Middle Ages of Iran

This study examines the position of the government entity of “Vizierate” and analyzes the indicators of vizierate-centered discourse throughout the Islamic era of Iran’s history, specifically through Iran’s middle ages up to the rise of the Timurid dynasty. Methodology / Approach: This study has clarified the issue through historical descriptive method on the basis of library resources. According to the findings of this study, throughout the Islamic era of Iran’s history the entity of “vizierate”, in spite of the ups and downs in the political arena, has had a dominant position. Also, in Islamic political thought, the position of “vizierate” and the role of the “vizier” have always been highlighted. The issue has broken new ground on a discourse in Islamic re sources which could be called “vizierate -centered discourse”. The most important factors of “vizierate -centered discourse” are “the wisdom of statecraft” and “the art of writing”.