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sultan [ˈsʌltən] N

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Sultan reconnoitred the opposing army from an eminence and observing the vast numbers he regretted having come thither.
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The sultan at first appeared incredulous, but eventually abandoned the siege and drew up his forces for battle.
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Nonetheless, a haseki sultan was rarely a wife and didn't have a solid position in the palace.
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The sultan tried to control trade and circumcise the powers of the "orang kaya".
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Although the judiciary generally acts independently, the sultan has the power to overrule decisions and grant pardons.
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But as any woman of a deceased sultan was sent into exile, there was a scandal.
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The right wing of the building was used as the sultan's changing room, the east wing was used as his resting place.
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The sultan himself is described as an inept figure who did not care much about the governance.
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The sultan prepared to give him 60,000 gold pieces, one for every couplet, as agreed.
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From the 1380s onwards, their ranks were filled under the "devirme" system, where feudal dues were paid by service to the sultan.
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