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The 17 pages that link to Sultan, each with the reason it gives.

• Suleiman the MagnificentNarrower topic: Suleiman exercised his authority as the Ottoman sultan, combining dynastic rule with imperial claims.

• Nizam al-MulkRelated: The office defined the sovereigns whose rule Nizam al-Mulk administered.

• Sulu SultanateNarrower topic: The sultan’s office gave the polity its dynastic and Islamic form of sovereignty.

• EmirCompared with: The titles overlap, but sultan often signals a distinct claim to sovereign rule.

• Alaouite dynastyNarrower topic: The dynasty’s rulers held the broader office of sultan before Morocco adopted kingship.

• KhanCompared with: Sultan expressed a different political tradition, though some rulers held both titles.

• KhaganCompared with: It offers a contrasting model of sovereignty shaped by Islamic political traditions.

• MakhzenRelated: The sultan historically headed the Makhzen and embodied its central authority.

• Buyid dynastyRelated: Buyid ruler Muʿizz al-Dawla adopted the title in 946, expressing authority alongside the caliph’s status.

• CaliphCompared with: In several periods, sultans exercised power while caliphs retained symbolic or religious standing.

• Osman IINarrower topic: Osman’s fate illustrates the limits on the authority attached to the title.

• Iranian IntermezzoRelated: The title expressed executive power that could operate alongside the caliph’s religious prestige.

• SultanateNarrower topic: The sultan’s authority defines the state, though its legal and political reach varied.

• Hassanal BolkiahNarrower topic: Bolkiah’s office belongs to a wider tradition of sovereign titles and institutions.

• BeyCompared with: Sultan designated sovereign rule, while bey usually indicated subordinate or regional status.

• Muhammad Shah of BruneiNarrower topic: Muhammad Shah’s status as Brunei’s first sultan depends on the title’s dynastic meaning.

• Tughril IRelated: Tughril’s use of the title distinguished his governing authority from the caliph’s religious standing.