Under the Abbasids, male officials bearing the title qahramān were primarily responsible for supplying food and beverages to the palace, as well as overseeing the management of the kitchen and food stores from the early periods of the state. Over time, viziers, military commanders, and other high-ranking officials also appointed individuals with the qahramān title to their service. These officials took on various administrative and financial duties alongside their personal tasks for their masters. Beginning with the reign of al-Muqtadir bi’llāh (295-320 AH / 908-932 CE), the qahramān title was also conferred upon women. This designation remained in use for approximately two centuries before eventually being replaced, toward the end of the fifth/eleventh century, by the office of the male official known as the ustādār. The primary aim of this study is to provide information on the etymology of the term qahramān, examine the relationships and activities of individuals bearing this title -especially with the caliph and other state officials- and analyze the administrative transformation of the qahramān title into its female form, qahramāna.
Halil İbrahim Hançabay (Thu,) studied this question.