MONARCHY, SULTANS AND KINGS IN MALAYSIA | Facts

sultan kingSultan is a title of Arabic orin for Islamic rulers who are monarchs. The title often corresponds to that of a king. The word sultan comes from the ArabicThe sultan was also referred to as the padishah (Ottoman Turkish: پادشاه, romanized: pâdişâh, French: Padichah).In Ottoman usage the word Padisha was usually used except sultan