''Sadr'' was primarily used in the

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world to designate an exceptional person, such as a scholar. It was initially used as a personal title for major religious scholars in

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, then also for high-ranking administrative figures, and from until the late 18th-century, for the head of the religious authority of a nation. It was then ultimately used for high-ranking figures in

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, including the grand vizier.

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* {{Encyclopædia Iranica Online , title = Ṣadr , last = Floor , first = Willem , author-link = Willem Floor , url = https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/sadr , year = 2005 Government of the Samanid Empire Government of the Ghaznavid Empire Government of the Khwarazmian Empire Government of the Ilkhanate Government of the Timurid Empire Government of the Aq Qoyunlu Government of Safavid Iran Government of the Zand dynasty Government of Qajar Iran Titles in Iran