stackyFACTSWhile the absolute monarch sat in the palace, the guy actually running the massive empire was the Grand Vizier. They handled all the boring military logistics, tax collections, and tedious diplomatic screaming matches, effectively acting as the supreme CEO of the empire while fully knowing they could be legally executed the moment they failed.
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