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sultan kingNote that while a sultan is the king of an Islamic state, similar to the way a European king was the ruler (in the Middle Ages) of a CatholicChristian state, an EmirTwo such forms are monarchy and sultanate, represented by the King and Sultan respectively. While both titles hold snificant power and influence, they differ in terms of their orins, roles, succession, and cultural connotatns.