noun
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the territory or a country ruled by a sultan
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the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a sultan
Etymology
Origin of sultanate
Vocabulary lists containing sultanate
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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The nine-figure agreement will provide the Sultanate of Oman with sovereign control over its digital infrastructure and help MB support the country’s development goals, executives said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
One of the most recent notable land trades between states was Pakistan’s purchase of Gwadar, a port enclave in the country’s southwest, for $3 million from the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in 1958.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Mr Hashmi says the use of grey stone in the structure indicates it could have been built during the Sultanate period about 600-700 years ago.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2024
One deck dates back to the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, which ended in 1517.
From National Geographic • Nov. 3, 2023
The sulṭán was deposed, the Ottoman Sultanate was ended, a rulership that had remained unbroken for six and a half centuries was extinguished.
From The Promised Day Is Come by Shoghi Effendi
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