sultanate
Monarch's Muslim territory
A sultanate is a territory or state ruled by a sultan—a Muslim sovereign.
The word refers both to the domain itself and to the system of government: The Sultanate of Oman maintains traditional monarchical rule.
Historically, sultanates were common across the Islamic world, from the Ottoman Empire to Southeast Asia.
The term also denotes the office or reign of a sultan: His sultanate lasted forty years.
Member of Turkish dynasty
Supreme independent authority
- rulerOne who governs
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- reignSovereign's time in power
dominion · succession · dynasty · royal · decree · court · palace · crown
Arabian Peninsula monarchy
- BruneiSoutheast Asian sultanate
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
wealth · royal family · succession · independence · diplomatic · sovereign · hereditary · ceremonial
Islamic head of state
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- shariaMuslim canonical jurisprudence
- imamMuslim religious guide
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
vizier · qadi · mufti · fatwa · divan · harem · eunuch · janissaries
Islamic monarch's domain
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- principalityNoble-ruled territory
- sheikhdomRealm of Arab chief
dominion · province · protectorate · fiefdom · vassal · tributary · borderlands · capital
Ottoman
Member of Turkish dynasty
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
reign · dominion · succession · dynasty · royal · decree · court · palace · crown · power
Oman
Arabian Peninsula monarchy
- BruneiSoutheast Asian sultanate
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
oil · wealth · royal family · succession · independence · diplomatic · sovereign · hereditary · ceremonial · absolute
caliph
Islamic head of state
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- shariaMuslim canonical jurisprudence
- imamMuslim religious guide
mosque · vizier · qadi · mufti · fatwa · divan · harem · eunuch · janissaries · pasha
emirate
Islamic monarch's domain
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- principalityNoble-ruled territory
sheikhdom · dominion · province · protectorate · fiefdom · vassal · tributary · borderlands · capital · citadel
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- governmentsdemocracy, monarchy, autocracy, oligarchy, republic
- jurisdictionscounty, city, province, state, counties
- monarchiesmonarch, monarchy, kingdom, realm, emirate
- rulershipreign, rule, dominion, kingdom, realm
- territoriesprovince, state, region, country, colony
sultanatedemocracy
Rule by the people
republic · constitutional democracy · parliamentary democracy · democratic republic · representative government
- Mamluk SultanateFormer Egyptian slave-warrior regime