KnowraSultanLinked fromLinked fromThe 17 pages that link to Sultan, each with the reason it gives.All 17Related 5Narrower topic 7Compared with 5Nizam al-MulkRelated: The office defined the sovereigns whose rule Nizam al-Mulk administered.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.Iranian IntermezzoRelated: The title expressed executive power that could operate alongside the caliph’s religious prestige.Tughril IRelated: Tughril’s use of the title distinguished his governing authority from the caliph’s religious standing.