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  1. : a king or sovereign especially of a Muslim state. sultanic. ˌsəl-ˈta-nik. adjective. Examples of sultan in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web The Israeli state had replaced the sultan, but the effect was the same.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SultanSultan - Wikipedia

    Mostowfi ol-Mamalek. v. t. e. Sultan ( / ˈsʌltən /; Arabic: سلطان sulṭān, pronounced [sʊlˈtˤɑːn, solˈtˤɑːn]) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun سلطة sulṭah, meaning "authority" or "power".

  3. Sultan, originally, according to the Qurʾān, moral or spiritual authority; the term later came to denote political or governmental power and from the 11th century was used as a title by Muslim sovereigns. Maḥmūd of Ghazna (reigned ad 998–1030) was the first Muslim ruler to be called sultan by his.

  4. SULTAN definition: 1. a ruler, especially in the past, of some Muslim countries: 2. a ruler, especially in the past…. Learn more.

  5. noun. the sovereign of an Islamic country. (often initial capital letter) any of the former sovereigns of Turkey. any absolute ruler or despot. sultan. / sʌlˈtænɪk; ˈsʌltən / noun. the sovereign of a Muslim country, esp of the former Ottoman Empire. an arbitrary ruler; despot.

  6. SULTAN meaning: 1. a ruler, especially in the past, of some Muslim countries: 2. a ruler, especially in the past…. Learn more.

  7. www.encyclopedia.com › ancient-history-middle-ages-and-feudalism › sultanSultan | Encyclopedia.com

    May 8, 2018 · Sultan, which originally meant 'power' or 'authority', evolved by the tenth century to its present meaning of the holder of that authority, such as a ruler, lord, or monarch.

  8. 6 days ago · SEE PREVIOUS WORDS. 3 meanings: 1. the sovereign of a Muslim country, esp of the former Ottoman Empire 2. an arbitrary ruler; despot 3. a small.... Click for more definitions.

  9. Use the noun sultan when you talk about the king of a Muslim country. It's most commonly used to refer to the sultans of Turkey's Ottoman Empire. There are some countries today that still use the term sultan for a ruler or nobleman, including Oman and Malaysia.

  10. Sultans Encyclopedia Articles. See articles. Home Politics, Law & Government World Leaders Sultans. sultan" was originally used to denote moral or spiritual authority, but it later came to denote political or governmental power and from the 11th century was used as a title by Muslim sovereigns.