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sultan 1. the sovereign of a Muslim country, esp of the former Ottoman Empire 2. an arbitrary ruler; despot 3. a small domestic fowl with a white crest and heavily feathered legs and feet: originated in Turkey How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And one day when the shepherd and his wife were standing together before the house the shepherd said, 'I will shoot old Sultan tomorrow morning, for he is of no use now. Now the Sultan Schahriar had a wife whom he loved more than all the world, and his greatest happiness was to surround her with splendour, and to give her the finest dresses and the most beautiful jewels. At length in 1453 the Sultan Mohammed II attacked Constantinople. |
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