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Definitions of sultanates in various dictionaries:
noun - country or territory ruled by a sultan
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Brunei and Oman, e.g. |
Brunei and others |
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Jun 14 2002 New York Times |
Jun 5 2001 New York Times |
Sultanates might refer to |
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Sultan (; Arabic: suln, pronounced [sltn, soltn]) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun sulah, meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who claimed almost full sovereignty in practical terms (i.e., the lack of dependence on any higher ruler), albeit without claiming the overall caliphate, or to refer to a powerful governor of a province within the caliphate. The adjective form of the word is "sultanic", and the dynasty and lands ruled by a sultan are referred to as a sultanate ( salanah). * The term is distinct from king ( malik), despite both referring to a sovereign ruler. The use of "sultan" is restricted to Muslim countries, where the title carries religious significance, contrasting the more secular king, which is used in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries. * A feminine form of sultan, used by Westerners, is |