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Sultan vs Rajah - What's the difference?

sultan | rajah |

As nouns the difference between sultan and rajah

is that sultan is originally, a secular office, formally subordinate to -, but de facto the power behind the throne of the (theoretically universal) caliph while rajah is a Hindu prince or ruler in India.

As a proper noun Sultan

is {{surname}.

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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    rajah

    English

    Alternative forms

    * raja

    Noun

    (raja) (en noun)
  • a Hindu prince or ruler in India

    • Related terms

    * maharajah (m) * raj * rajbari * Rajpoot (m)

    See also

    * rani (queen) * rana (m) * rao (m) * rawal (m) * rawat (m) * yuvaraj (m) English terms derived from Hindi English terms derived from Urdu