sultanship
Islamic monarch's position
Sultanship is the position, office, or reign of a sultan—a Muslim sovereign ruler.
The term encompasses both the authority itself and the period during which a sultan holds power: His sultanship lasted forty years.
It can also refer to the territory under a sultan's rule.
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- heirOne who receives legacy
succession · regent · coronation · royal court · majesty · lineage · consort · prince
Supreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- powerEnergy transfer rate
rule · governance · supremacy · decree · mandate · absolutism · autocracy · dominance
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
heir · succession · regent · coronation · royal court · majesty · lineage · consort · prince · princess
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
power · rule · governance · supremacy · decree · mandate · absolutism · autocracy · dominance · control
Brunei
Southeast Asian sultanate
Zanzibar · Maldives · emir · caliph · sharia · imam · fatwa · vizier
Topkapi
Istanbul imperial palace
- Sublime PorteSultan's central administration
- SuleimanRenowned Ottoman sultan
- OsmanOttoman Empire's first ruler
sultanshipdemocracy
Rule by the people
constitutional democracy · republic · constitutional government · parliamentary democracy · popular sovereignty
sultanshipsubjugation
Forcing into submission
serfdom · servitude · vassalage · peasantry · citizenship
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