SultanMiddle East, Caliphates, Dynasties

sultan kingSultan is a position with several historical meanings. Orinally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning strength, authority, rulership, derived from the verbal noun سلطة sulṭah, meaning authority or power. Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who claimed almost full soverenty (i.e., not having dependence on any hher ruler) without claiming the overall caliphate, or to r…The Sultan of Brunei is the monarchical head of state of Brunei and head of government in his capacity as prime minister of Brunei. [1] Since independence from the British in 1984, only