A sovereign or vassal princely state—usually Muslim—where the ruler is styled sultan. / The office or position of sultan.

plural of sultanate

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

A surname. / A glacier in Antarctica / A village in Azerbaijan / A coastal town in Libya / An unincorporated community in Ontario / A town, village and mountain range in Turkey

plural of sultan

Of or relating to a sultan or a sultanate.

The official name of Oman.

An Islamic empire based in Delhi from 1206 to 1526 that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent, ruled over by five successive dynasties.

An Islamic empire based in Bengal from 1352 to 1576 that stretched over Bihar, Orissa, Arakan and Assam, ruled over by several dynasties.

A province of the Philippines. / A 1st class municipality in the province of Maguindanao, in the Philippines.