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Shah and Sultan Definitions

Shah

Used formerly as a title for the hereditary monarch of Iran.

Sultan

A ruler of a Muslim country, especially of the former Ottoman Empire.

Shah

A king of Persia or Iran.

Sultan

A powerful person
A sultan of vice and corruption.

Shah

A supreme ruler in some West Asian, Central Asian or South Asian nations.
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Sultan

(historical) The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.

Shah

(historical) A Ukrainian monetary unit.

Sultan

A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1956) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

Shah

A former title of the supreme ruler in certain Eastern countries, especially Persia and Iran.

Sultan

A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
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Shah

Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran

Sultan

A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)

Sultan

A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; - officially so called.

Sultan

The ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)

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