The Majles-Nevis, also known as the vaqaye-nevis and vaqaye-negar was the official record keeper in Safavid Iran.[1]
The majles-nevis served as the grand vizier's substitute when the latter was away. He had to inform the privy council and the shah of the events taking place in the nation. He had his own provincial majles-nevis who kept him updated on such events. He also served in a similar capacity to a foreign minister in that he was responsible for learning about relations with other countries, treaties that were in effect, and other related subjects. All visitors, including ambassadors, visited the majles-nevis and gave him their paperwork, which he filed.[2]
References
edit- ^ Floor 2021, pp. 208, 643.
- ^ Floor 2021, p. 208.
Sources
edit- Floor, Willem (2001). Safavid Government Institutions. Mazda Publishers. ISBN 978-1568591353.
- Floor, Willem (2021). "The Safavid court and government". In Matthee, Rudi (ed.). The Safavid World. Routledge. pp. 203–224.