Al-Sultan al-Azam

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Al-Sultan al-Azam is an honorific royal title meaning "The Most Great Sultan," historically associated with the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title
royal title
associatedDynasty Mughal dynasty
associatedReligion Islamic political culture
associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
componentOfFullStyle imperial titles of Shah Jahan
connotation exalted sovereignty
imperial supremacy
denotes supreme sultan
etymologyComponent Sultan (Arabic for ruler or sovereign)
al- (Arabic definite article)
al-Azam (Arabic for the greatest or most great)
genderAssociation male ruler
historicalUsage early modern South Asia
honorificFor sovereign ruler
language Arabic
meaning The Most Great Sultan
rank higher than ordinary sultan
regionOfUse South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
script Arabic script
semanticField honorifics
monarchy
sovereignty
status historical title
stylisticRegister formal
timePeriodOfProminentUse 17th century
titleHolder Shah Jahan
titleType superlative royal title
usedAlongside Padishah
surface form: Padshah

Shahanshah of Persia
surface form: Shahanshah
usedBy Shah Jahan
usedIn royal titulature
usedInInscription court chronicles of Shah Jahan
imperial farmans of Shah Jahan

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Shah Jahan title Al-Sultan al-Azam
Iltutmish title Al-Sultan al-Azam
this entity surface form: Sultan-i-Azam
Bahadur Shah I royalStyle Al-Sultan al-Azam
this entity surface form: Al-Sultan al-Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram