Sultan vs. King
Key Differences
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.
Janet White
Jan 24, 2015
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 ruled a limited land while king was the ruler of a huge kingdom.
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 and King Definitions
Sultan
A ruler of a Muslim country, especially of the former Ottoman Empire.
King
A male sovereign.
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Sultan
A powerful person
A sultan of vice and corruption.
King
One that is supreme or preeminent in a particular group, category, or sphere
"In many countries, soccer is the king of sports" (Cameron W. Barr).
Sultan
(historical) The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
King
A man chosen as the winner of a contest or the honorary head of an event
A homecoming king.
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.
King
Abbr. K A playing card bearing the figure of a king, ranking above a queen.
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Sultan
A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
King
Abbr. K The principal chess piece, which can move one square in any direction and must be protected against checkmate.
Sultan
A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)
King
A piece in checkers that has been moved to the last row on the opponent's side of the board and been crowned, thus becoming free to move both forward and backward.
Sultan
A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; - officially so called.
King
Kings(used with a sing. verb) See Table at Bible.
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Sultan
The ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
King
A king-size bed.
King
Principal or chief, as in size or importance.
King
Of or relating to a king-size bed
King sheets.
A king bed skirt.
King
To make (a piece in checkers) into a king; crown.
King
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it is an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.
King
A powerful or majorly influential person.
Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".
King
Something that has a preeminent position.
In times of financial panic, cash is king.
King
A component of certain games.
King
(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.
King
(card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
King
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.
King
The central pin or skittle in bowling games.
King
A king skin.
Oi mate, have you got kings?
King
A male dragonfly; a drake.
King
A king-sized bed.
King
The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.
King
(graph theory) A vertex in a directed graph which can reach every other vertex via a path with a length of at most 2.
King
To crown king, to make (a person) king.
King
To rule over as king.
King
To perform the duties of a king.
King
To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
King
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.
King
To dress and perform as a drag king.
King
A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer.
King
A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince.
Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
There was a State without king or nobles.
But yonder comes the powerful King of Day,Rejoicing in the east
King
One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
King
A playing card having the picture of a king{1}; as, the king of diamonds.
King
The chief piece in the game of chess.
King
A crowned man in the game of draughts.
King
The title of two historical books in the Old Testament.
King
To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.
Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged themselves by slaying their masters and reigning in their stead.
King
A male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
King
A competitor who holds a preeminent position
King
A very wealthy or powerful businessman;
An oil baron
King
Preeminence in a particular category or group or field;
The lion is the king of beasts
King
United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
King
United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
King
United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
King
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
King
One of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
King
(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.
