The Most Great Sultan

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The Most Great Sultan is an honorific Islamic royal title historically used by powerful Muslim rulers to emphasize their supreme authority and grandeur above other sultans.

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The Most Great Sultan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic royal title
honorific title
associatedWith dynastic propaganda
imperial courts
category Islamic honorifics
royal and noble ranks
contrastsWith lesser sultans
denotesRank sovereign above other sultans
supreme ruler
hasCulturalContext Islamic world NERFINISHED
Muslim polities
hasFunction to emphasize grandeur
to emphasize supreme authority
hasGenderAssociation male
hasLanguage Arabic
hasTitleClass royal style
sovereign title
implies military power
political supremacy
religious prestige
relatedConcept Caliph NERFINISHED
Padishah NERFINISHED
Sultan NERFINISHED
usedAs formal titulature in official documents
usedBy Islamic monarchs
powerful Muslim rulers
usedHistorically early modern period
medieval period
usedInReligion Islam NERFINISHED

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Al-Sultan al-Azam meaning The Most Great Sultan