Wasita (sunan)

Wāsiṭa ("tsakanin") lakabi ne da aka ba babban jami'in gudanarwa a Fatimid Misira a ƙarshen ƙarni na 10 da farkon ƙarni na 11.

Taken ya nuna rawar da babban minista ke takawa a matsayin "tsakanin" tsakanin Khalifa Fatimid da gwamnati da mutane, amma ya kasance ƙarami ga matsayin vizier (wazīr), wanda ya fi zama ruwan dare a duniyar Islama. An fara ba da shi ga al-Hasan ibn Ammar a cikin 996, kuma manyan ministoci da yawa sun ci gaba da gudanar da shi a lokacin mulkin al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (r. 996-1021) da Ali az-Zahir (r. 1021-1036).  Tare da tashiwar shugabannin soja masu iko waɗanda suka rike matsayin babban minista a rabi na biyu na karni na 11, duk da haka, an sake watsar da taken don goyon bayan na vizier.

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