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Apr 30, 2024 · Sultan ibn Salman Al Saud, astronaut who was the first Saudi Arabian citizen, the first Arab, the first Muslim, and the first member of a royal family to travel into space. In 2015 his father, Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz, became king of Saudi Arabia. Learn more about Sultan’s life and career.
The translation of the Ottoman Constitution of 1876 instead used a direct transliterations of "sultan" (Σουλτάνος Soultanos) and "padishah" (ΠΑΔΙΣΑΧ padisach). Judaeo-Spanish: Especially in older documents, El Rey ("the king") was used. In addition some Ladino documents used sultan (in Hebrew characters: שולטן and סולטן).
The use of "sultan" is restricted to Muslim countries, where the title carries religious significance, contrasting the more secular king, which is used in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries. Brunei , Malaysia and Oman are the only independent countries which retain the title "sultan" for their monarchs.
Osman I or Osman Ghazi ( Ottoman Turkish: عثمان غازى, romanized : ʿO s mān Ġāzī; Turkish: I. Osman or Osman Gazi; died 1323/4) [1] [3] [a] was the founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as the Ottoman Beylik or Emirate). While initially a small Turkoman [6] principality during Osman's lifetime, his beylik transformed into a ...
Nov 3, 2017 · Print Page. The Ottoman Empire, an Islamic superpower, ruled much of the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe between the 14th and early 20th centuries.
Sep 4, 2009 · Introduction. The Ottoman Empire. The Great Mosque in Damascus, Syria ©. The Ottoman Empire was the one of the largest and longest lasting Empires in history. It was an empire inspired and...
