Diwan

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The term Diwan or Divan (دیوان) is a Persian word and can refer to:

Divan or diwan, an oriental high governmental body, such as the Imperial council in the former Ottoman Empire and its successor states
Divan (furniture), a kind of couch
Diwan are a band based in Edinburgh, Scotland and headed up by Samba Sene. They play irresistible Afrobeats and jazzy grooves from Senegal. The band take their name from the Wolof word meaning ‘the whole World’.
A box-spring or divan bed.
Diwan (title) (dewan or divan), a number of Middle Eastern titles used in various languages for high officials, especially of cabinet rank, or as a rank of high nobility in South Asia
Diwan/Diwanji (title), used in various Indian kingdoms in the medieaval and later medieaval ages to denote the highest officials in the court after the king; the suffix 'ji' is added as a mark of respect in India
Diwan imperial enclosed courtyards/durbars of the Mughal kings of South Asia. For example, in the Red Fort in Delhi is the Diwan-i-aam (general courtyard) and the Diwan-i-khas (special courtyard)

Diwan may also refer to:

Diwan is also a breton word, meaning "germination" and

Diwan (school) is a federation of schools teaching in Breton language in Brittany

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