Sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

is an Islamic title of authority. Sultan may also refer to:

People

Sultan (name) Sultan is a common title, which is often used as a name in several cultures. Given name *Sultan Ali al-Arada (born 1959), Yemeni politician *Sultan Bahu (c. 1628 – 1691), Muslim Sufi and saint and Punjabi poet *Sultan Haydar (born 1985), Turkish ...

, including lists of people with the given name and surname * Rikishi (wrestler), a Samoan-American wrestler who goes by the ring name "The Sultan"

Places

Sultan, Ontario Sultan is an unincorporated community in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. The local economy is based primarily on hunting and related tourism. In the past the logging industry formed the mainstay of ...

, Canada, an unincorporated community * Sultan, Libya, a town * Sultan, County Tyrone, a townland in

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six Counties of Northern Ireland, counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional Counties of Ireland, counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an admini ...

, Northern Ireland * Sultan, Bolu, Turkey, a village * Sultan, Edirne, Turkey, a town *

Sultan Mountains The Sultan Mountains ( tr, Sultandağ), also known as Sultan Dagh range or Sultan Dag, is a short mountain range on the western edge of the Anatolian Plateau, Turkey with highest elevation of . The town of Sultandağı is their namesake. They ar ...

, Turkey * Sultan, Washington, United States, a city * Sultan River, Washington *

Sultan Glacier Sultan Glacier is a glacier flowing south-west into Table Bay, Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after HMS ''Sultan'', a shore-based Royal Nav ...

, Elephant Island, Antarctica

Animals

Sultan (chimpanzee) Sultan, one of the brightest of the early chimpanzees used for psychological research, was tested by Gestalt psychologist Wolfgang Köhler Wolfgang Köhler (21 January 1887 – 11 June 1967) was a German psychologist and phenomenologist ...

, a chimpanzee and test subject of Wolfgang Köhler *

Sultan (horse) Sultan (1816-) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and a leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland for six successive seasons. Breeding He was by Selim (sire of six classics winners), out of Bacchante by Williamson's Ditto. Sultan was in ...

, a racehorse born in 1816 *

Sultan chicken The Sultan is a Turkish breed of crested chicken. The name derives from the original Turkish language name of ''Sarai-Tavuk'', which translates as "fowls of the palace". They have always been primarily ornamental, having been kept in the gardens ...

, a breed of Turkish chicken

Fictional characters

The Sultan (Disney) Disney's ''Aladdin'' franchise features an extensive cast of fictional characters. The lead character of the series is Aladdin, who was originally a street urchin. During the course of the franchise, he starts living in the palace of Agrabah and ...

, a fictional character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' franchise *

Sultan (comics) S.H.I.E.L.D. is a Marvel Comics fictional advanced counterterrorism and intelligence agency charged with investigating and neutralizing paranormal and superhuman threats for global security. It was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in ''Stran ...

, a fictional character in the Marvel comics

Films and television

* ''Sultan'' (1999 film), a Telugu film * ''Sultan'' (2008 film), a Malayalam film * ''Sultan'' (2016 film), a Hindi film * ''Sulthan'' (2021 film), a Tamil film

Military

*, several Royal Navy ships *

FV105 Sultan FV105 Sultan is a British Army command and control vehicle based on the CVR(T) platform. It has a higher roof than the armoured personnel carrier variants, providing a more comfortable "office space" inside. This contains a large vertical map b ...

, a British Army command and control vehicle

Music

Sultan Records Sultan Recording Company, headquartered in Detroit, was a short-lived label started c. 1946 by Morton Sultan (1921 - 1983).

, a short-lived jazz label c. 1946 *

Sultans (band) The Sultans were an American rock and roll band led by John Reis, formed in 2000 in San Diego, California and disbanded in January 2007. Over the course of the band's lifespan they released two full-length albums on Reis' Swami Records label. The ...

, an American rock and roll band (2000-2007) ** ''Sultans'' (EP), the introductory EP by the San Diego, California rock and roll band Sultans *

Les Sultans Les Sultans was a French Canadian music band greatly affected by the British invasion of sixties (The Beatles and the Rolling Stones), American folk-rock tradition Sultan (hip hop artist) Soultouane Benjadid ( ar, سلطان بن جديد, link=no; born 24 April 1987), better known as Sultan (earlier Sultan du Holster), is a French hip hop artist and rapper originating from the Comoros. Prior to becoming a solo artist, he was p ...

, mononym for a French hip hop artist *

Sultan (producer) Sultan and Shepard (stylized as Sultan + Shepard) are a Canadian electronic music duo who frequently collaborate in record production, songwriting, and remixing. Biography Background Sultan, born Ossama Al Sarraf, lived in Kuwait, Cyprus, and ...

, part of the Canadian producing, songwriting and mixing duo Sultan & Ned Shepard

Sports and games

Boğaziçi Sultans Boğaziçi Sultans is Turkey's first American football team, founded in 1987 at the Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. Formerly named as ''Bogaziçi Elephants'', the team improved their game by practicing with American soldiers, and played their f ...

, Turkey's first American football team *

Hyderabad Sultans The Hyderabad Sultans is the Indian Premier Hockey League team from Hyderabad of royal lineage, mixing tradition with modernity, they are the progressive nawabs. The squad is captained by Sardara Singh since 2007–08 edition. They were winners o ...

, an Indian professional field hockey team * Multan Sultans, a Pakistan Super League team based in Multan, Pakistan * Sultan (solitaire), a card game

Transportation

* Sultan Air, a Turkish charter airline that operated from 1989 to 1993 *''Sultan'', a

GWR Iron Duke Class The Great Western Railway Iron Duke Class 4-2-2 was a class of broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work. History The prototype locomotive, ''Great Western'', was built as a 2-2-2 locomotive in April 1846, but was soon con ...

steam locomotive run on the Great Western Railway *''Sultan'', one of the

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915