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<p>37.165.251.218: </p> <hr /> <div>{{About|the priest rank|the surname|Dastur (surname)|the TV series|Dastoor}}<br /> [[File:The Religious head of Parsi community, Shri Dastur Khurshed Kaikobad Dastoor calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on June 30, 2014.jpg|thumb|Dastur Khurshed Kaikobad Dastoor calling on the Prime Minister of India, 2014]]A '''dastūr''',{{Pronunciation-needed}}&lt;!-- as IPA --&gt; sometimes spelt '''dustoor''', is a term for a [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] high priest who has authority in religious matters and ranks higher than a [[mobad]] or [[herbad]]. In this specific sense, the term is used mostly among the [[Parsis]] of India. The term has also been used in a secular sense to refer to a prime minister, minister or government councillor.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite encyclopedia| last = Shaki| first = Mansour| date = 1994| chapter = Dastūr| title = [[Encyclopaedia Iranica]]| chapter-url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/dastur}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The first person to be accorded the title Dastur was [[Meherji Rana]] (born 1514 at [[Navsari]]). He was invited by [[Akbar]] to his court in 1578 AD.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parsi-times.com/2019/06/the-spiritual-legacy-of-the-first-dastur-meherjirana/ The Spiritual Legacy Of The First Dastur MeherjiRana, Noshir H. Dadrawala, Parsi Times, June 10, 2019]&lt;/ref&gt; He was accorded the title in 1579 AD by the local Zoroastrian priests thus establishing a seat (Gaadi, similar to the seat of a [[Bhattaraka]] or [[Sankaracharya]]). Dastur Kaikhushru Cowasji Ravji became the eighteenth successor to the seat and title of MeherjiRana in 2019.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parsi-times.com/2019/06/er-kaikhushru-cowasji-ravji-annointed-as-18th-meherjirana-gaadi-heir Er. Kaikhushru Cowasji Ravji Annointed As 18th Meherjirana Gaadi Heir, Parsi Times June 10, 2019]&lt;/ref&gt; He became a [[Mobed]] 59 years earlier.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> *Boyce, Mary (2001). ''Zoroastrians, Their Religious Beliefs and Practices''. London: Routledge<br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Zoroastrian rituals]]<br /> [[Category:Religion in Iran]]<br /> [[Category:Zoroastrianism in India]]<br /> [[Category:Parsi people]]<br /> [[Category:Zoroastrian priests| Dastur]]<br /> [[Category:Persian words and phrases]]<br /> <br /> {{Zoroastrianism-stub}}</div>

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