His vast marble diwan was colder than the hills outside.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Privilege to Die] Reference

In the center of the palace that lies at the center of the city stands the diwan-i-khas, or Hall of Private Audience.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Case for India] Reference

Muslims entitled to salaries from the state were recorded on a list (diwan), with the earlier converts enjoying higher pay.    From Wordnik.com.  [630-32] Reference

Jagatseth Mehtab Chand, secured for Clive the title of diwan of Bengal, from the still-nominally paramount Mughal throne in Delhi.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kali katha via Byepass : The Marwaris of Kolkata] Reference

His very old face flushed with gratitude and good humor, he toyed with a string of clear amber prayer beads in his brother's diwan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bad Debt] Reference

Despite the sheikh's rumored wealth, the house looked rich only in that it was large, and the diwan evoked not splendor so much as comfort.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bad Debt] Reference

Hindus could circulate between the kinds of state fiscal service designated by the two terms, while Muslims do not figure into the diwan category.    From Wordnik.com.  [Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier] Reference

We then mounted a carriage, fought our way through the donkeys, and in half an hour found ourselves, chibuk in mouth and coffee-cup in hand, seated on the diwan of my friend.    From Wordnik.com.  [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference

Regarding the social origin of these institutional categories, diwan appears as a title reserved almost exclusively for Hindus, but Hindus often received the sarishtadar label.    From Wordnik.com.  [Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier] Reference

Al-Bishari passed away before he had the chance to collect his diwan and type it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yemen Observer] Reference

The diwan by the late poet Yahya al-Bishari was recently released by the Yemeni Studies and Research Center.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yemen Observer] Reference

Hakim II. of Spain, his education, 103; his diwan of poems, 103; his library; 104; and catalogue of books, 104, 105.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature] Reference

Muslim also reiterated calls on the prime minister to face the grilling and answer "hot questions" about the expenses of his diwan.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

People do a niyat - meditate on their problem - and then open Rahman Baba's diwan, or poetry collection, to find a couplet at random.    From Wordnik.com.  [Informed Comment] Reference

An agreement to establish the club at a cost of RO2,582,000 was signed yesterday at the general diwan of the Ministry of Sports Affairs.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Unnecessary "), out of which our diwan has been chiefly made.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala] Reference

A diwan in a well-cushioned room that opened on to the garden.    From Wordnik.com.  [Morocco] Reference

In Polish, a diwan w=v is a carpet.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: DIVAN.] Reference

Are as a diwan of Arabian song.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala] Reference

The diwan-e-khas is a winner though.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

Extraits politiques « min diwan Assyassa ».    From Wordnik.com.  [Jihad Monitor] Reference

The diwan includes two supplements.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yemen Observer] Reference