“Once, in a self-created emergency, he cast himself as a sultan in an Oriental drama.”

“In 1533 the Dermoyen tapestry firm dispatched a team of weavers and merchants to Istanbul to design tapestries for the sultan.”

“He was compelled to start negotiations, make peace, and suffer the humiliation of becoming vassal to the Turkish sultan.”

“I also had some sultana raisins and candied zest of bitter oranges from Spain.”

“Why would they treat this sultana in such a fashion whereas their counterparts briefly skimmed over her career?”

“The butter taste was rich and tantalising, while the smoothness of the fresh cream and yoghurt mix was offset by a kick of almond and sultana.”

“Subsequently, Akbar assimilated cultural patterns from earlier rulers, including sultanate kings and Rajput rulers.”

“Oman is a sultanate with a sultan as the head of state and head of government.”

“Persecutions followed the death of the great Caliph, particularly in the sultanate of Egypt.”

“The sultaness finding the success of her project, now thought it time to put the finishing stroke to it.”

“She then related her surprising adventures, which the sultaness heard very patiently, but could scarcely believe.”

“Believe me, and I understand the matter, that you will live to be a sultaness, if you have any luck.”

“As you can see on this map, the southern and eastern fringes of the Arabian Peninsula are ringed by a series of emirates and sultanates.”

“From these strongpoints, in the 19th and early 20th centuries the British established protectorates over the Malay sultanates on the peninsula.”

“Coastal trading posts were established around the 7th century and these developed, over time, into Arab sultanates.”

“For the next 1,300 years, a succession of Arab, Mameluke, and Ottoman caliphs, beys, and sultans ruled the country.”

“For many centuries, sultans ruled Morocco from the ancient capitals of Fez and Marrakesh.”

“The fruits exported comprise apples, grapes, melons, limes, guavas, pear, sultans, lemons and plums.”