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Following his armies’ conquest of Constantinople in 1453, Ottoman sultan Mehmed II famously transformed the Hagia Sophia, built as a Christian church, into a mosque.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 May 2025
Others see the three circles and two wavy lines as a symbol of the three continents and two seas ruled by the sultans—Europe, Asia and Africa, and the Mediterranean and the Black Seas.
—Dorothy Armstrong
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
There remains a deep local respect for the sultan, however, even if it is not always captured in elite perspectives.
—Jon Emont, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2015
One of the mandates handed down to the present sultan, Haitham bin Tariq, who succeeded Qaboos in 2020, is to usher the country into a sustainable future.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 May 2025
Others see the three circles and two wavy lines as a symbol of the three continents and two seas ruled by the sultans—Europe, Asia and Africa, and the Mediterranean and the Black Seas.
—Dorothy Armstrong
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
There remains a deep local respect for the sultan, however, even if it is not always captured in elite perspectives.
—Jon Emont, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2015
One of the mandates handed down to the present sultan, Haitham bin Tariq, who succeeded Qaboos in 2020, is to usher the country into a sustainable future.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sultan
Noun
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All retained their titles of prince and princess, but these titles will become personal and any future spouses or children will not have a right to them.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Bailey is Fiyero, a prince and popular student at Shiz University, while Goldblum plays the iconic Wizard.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2022
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The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
17 June 2020
Noun
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Abdication is not a common occurrence in a hereditary monarchy, especially one as old as Japan's — according to the BBC, Akihito is the 125th emperor in his family's line, dating back 2,600-plus years.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Capri is an island of spectacular views, and this one is the emperor of them all.—
Richard Godwin,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
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Trump spoke to Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani , to thank him for helping land the agreement.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Infantino joined President Trump and the Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Edward was on the throne for less than a year, having been named king on Jan. 20, 1936, when King George V died.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The first 20,000 fans will receive a Barry Bonds bobblehead, and Bonds will throw out the ceremonial first pitch in addition to other pregame festivities honoring the all-time home run king.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Khamenei, 86, has led Iran since the death in 1989 of its founding supreme leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, who had led Iran for 10 years after toppling the country's last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 June 2025
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In January 1979, the shah left Iran, ostensibly to seek cancer treatment.—
Jeffrey Fields,
The Conversation,
18 June 2025
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Born in 1919, the Canadian actress began acting in Winnipeg, voicing princesses on the radio before hosting another radio show in Toronto for overseas service members during World War II.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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On Thursday, the rising star released the video for his latest single, which stars the pop princess.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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She's successfully become the first artist to wrap herself in the essence of the culture's spirit like an empress in new clothes.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Brands relying on a single, all-powerful figure risk obsolescence when cultural winds shift, as Vogue continues to experience under an empress who seemingly only takes advice from a mirror.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Sultan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sultan. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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