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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Bible Encyclopedias
Dewan
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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or Diwan, an Oriental term for finance minister. The word is derived from the Arabian diwan, and is commonly used in India to denote a minister of the Mogul government, or in modern days the prime minister of a native state. It was in the former sense that the grant of the dewanny to the East India) Company in 1765 became the foundation of the British empire in India.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Dewan'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/dewan.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Dewan'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/dewan.html. 1910.
