Qaisar

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Qaisar (Arabic: ﻗﻳﺻﺮ ) is the Arabic version of the name Caesar and it is used as a given name in the Middle East. The Roman and later Byzantine emperors were called Qaisar i Rum (Caesar of Rome) by the Arabs and Persians. The Ottoman Sultans also took the title Qaisar e Rum (Caesar of Rome, meaning the Byzantine Empire) after conquering Constantinople, modern Istanbul, on May 29, 1453.

[edit] See also

• Caesar (title)

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• Captive Roman emperor before the Persian king Shapur II (not historical).