ParwÃÂna or pervÃÂne () was a court title of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum (1077âÂÂ1308). The title may be a poetic abbreviation of the title parwÃÂnaÃÂë, known from the Ilkhanate (1256âÂÂ1335). It denoted the messenger who conveyed the sultan's personal messages. It may have originally denoted the messages themselves before coming to apply to the messenger. The sources show parwÃÂnas issuing farmÃÂns in relation to the business of the dëvÃÂn (council), of which they were members, and issuing grants of iqá¹ÂÃÂÿs. They headed the chancery and also bore the title á¹ÂughrÃÂþë (secretary).
In the reign of Kilij Arslan II (1156âÂÂ1192), a Danishmendid prince named áºÂÃÂhir al-Dën Ili held the office of parwÃÂna. He may have founded the caravanserai , originally called Pervane. By the early 13th century, the office of parwÃÂna could be a powerful one. The powerful Muÿin al-Dën SulaymÃÂn held the office from 1256 and is known to posterity as ParwÃÂna. The near dictatorial powers he acquired did not, however, come from his office of parwÃÂna.