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Khedive vs Sultan - What's the difference?

khedive | sultan |

As nouns the difference between khedive and sultan

is that khedive is a form of ottoman turkish viceroy who ruled egypt in the late 19th and early 20th centuries while sultan is sultan (ruler).

khedive

English

Noun

(wikipedia khedive) (en noun)
  • A form of Ottoman Turkish viceroy who ruled Egypt in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

    • Derived terms

    * Khedivate

    References

    sultan

    English

    (wikipedia sultan)

    Noun

  • Originally, a secular office, formally subordinate to -, but de facto the power behind the throne of the (theoretically universal) caliph.
  • A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Indonesia and in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
  • (card games) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
  • A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See:

    • Derived terms

    * sultana * sultanate

    See also

    * sultana bird

    References

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