HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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An arab lawyer who traveled throughout the Muslim world
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a muslim leader
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The language and culture of East Africa’s coast
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A group of people descended from the same ancestor
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The leader of Mali who made a pilgrimage to Makkah
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Detailed explanation-1: -: a king or sovereign especially of a Muslim state.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sultan was to be a devout Muslim and was given the literal authority of the caliph. Additionally, Sunni clerics had tremendous influence over government and their authority was central to the regulation of the economy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Ottoman sultan was the absolute ruler of the territory. He was the head of the state and head of the government, and his words were the Law. He was the political, military, judicial, social, and religious leader.
Detailed explanation-4: -Use the noun sultan when you talk about the king of a Muslim country. It’s most commonly used to refer to the sultans of Turkey’s Ottoman Empire. There are some countries today that still use the term sultan for a ruler or nobleman, including Oman and Malaysia.
Detailed explanation-5: -Sultans were Islamic kings ruling over Islamic kingdoms. Christian countries have kings, while Muslim countries would typically be governed by sultans.
Detailed explanation-6: -A sultan is a secular ruler in an Islamic country. Using the term sultan, instead of caliph, was one way to separate the political from the religious.
Detailed explanation-7: -The word sultan comes from the Arabic language. It means “strength", “authority", or “rulership". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain Muslim rulers who claimed full sovereignty.