Sultan vs. King

Sultan vs. King — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sultan and King

Sultan vs. King

Sultan is a pure Arabic word which was commonly used to represent the ruler of Muslims countries while King is a general word which was equally used in European, Arab and Asian countries.

Sultan vs. King

Sultan is now a totally no practical term. No modern state is known as a sultanate of a specific sultan or ruler. However the word king and kingdom is still used in some countries like Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ruled by King Abdullah.

Sultan vs. King

Sultan ruled a limited land while king was the ruler of a huge kingdom.

Sultan vs. King

Sultan was also used as the name of a general person and to give honor to person either he was a ruler or not. While king was used to represent the head of the state.

Sultannoun

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

Kingnoun

A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.

Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.
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Sultannoun

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

Kingnoun

A powerful or majorly influential person.

Sultannoun

(card games) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.

Kingnoun

Something that has a preeminent position.

In times of financial panic, cash is king.

Sultannoun

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

Kingnoun

A component of certain games.

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Sultannoun

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

Kingnoun

(chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.

Kingnoun

(card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.

Kingnoun

A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.

Kingnoun

A king skin.

Oi mate, have you got kings?

Kingnoun

A male dragonfly; a drake.

Kingnoun

A king-sized bed.

Kingverb

To crown king, to make (a person) king.

Kingverb

To rule over as king.

Kingverb

To perform the duties of a king.

Kingverb

To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.

Kingverb

To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.

Kingverb

To dress and perform as a drag king.

Kingnoun

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

Kingnoun

a competitor who holds a preeminent position

Kingnoun

a very wealthy or powerful businessman;

an oil baron

Kingnoun

preeminence in a particular category or group or field;

the lion is the king of beasts

Kingnoun

United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)

Kingnoun

United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)

Kingnoun

United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)

Kingnoun

a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward

Kingnoun

one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king

Kingnoun

(chess) the weakest but the most important piece

Who is Sultan?

Sultan is an Arabic word, which represents the strength and power of an individual who ruled on lands refereed as a sultanate. Most of the leaders and powerful personality of Arabian countries still used the word sultan for them though there is no area ruled by them. Now it is used just as a noble word. The word sultan is religious word in the sense that it is used in the Quran, which denotes to the ruler of the country. It was widely used in past in Africa to represents the kingdom of a ruler in a country. Later on it became popular in Asian kingdom history as well.

Who is King?

King or monarchy is the word, which represents the government of one or two individuals. It is a kind of autocratic government in which a single or two persons controls the whole authority of the state. Concept of king was most popular in European countries and later on was also adopted by Asian rulers. Up to 19th century it was most common form of government but now it is no longer prevalent. There are just few countries in the world in which word king is still used for the head of state. Ruler of Saudi Arabia and some states of United Arab Emirates still used the word king for them.