sultan
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Sensing opportunity, Mehmed II, the Ottoman sultan, arrived at the walls of Constantinople on April 5.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
British troops had been sent there, along with the French, to defend the Ottoman sultan from the predations of Russian Czar Nicholas I.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Hanna presented herself as a wealthy, illegitimate daughter of the sultan of Brunei, initially showering Hornigold, his then-partner Heather Kaniuk and his friends with lavish gifts, from cars to homes.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Xi called Hassanal Bolkiah, Brunei’s sultan, an “old friend” and said China would work with Brunei to bring benefits to both people.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
They turned the common man into a sultan of the open road.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Unlike other sultans, Sultan Ibrahim has been outspoken about politics, and has said he has a good relationship with the prime minister.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2023
The heads of Malaysia's nine royal families, sultans of nine of its 13 states, take turns to be king for a five-year term.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2023
Ozgur Unluhisarcikli, director of the German Marshall Fund in Ankara, said the relationship’s dual nature dates back to the sultans and czars.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
What does this legend indicate about the wealth and power of the Malaccan sultans?
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
One summer day, I used one of Ali’s kitchen knives to carve our names on it: “Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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