Sultan of Sultans

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Sultan of Sultans is the literal

Byzantine imperial title Caesar for their own ruler (the Padishah
).

The title Sultan of Sultans was used for the Delhi Sultan Altamsh (

caliph
however they were independent.

Similarly, the sultans of Bengal also used this title. Examples of that are Rukunuddin Kaikaus and Saifuddin Hamza Shah.

The

Shiite branches of Islam
.

Sources

References

  1. ^ Transactions of the Archaeological Society of Agra. Delhi Gazette Press. 1874. pp. viii.

Bibliography

  • G. W. Prothero, Stanley Leathes, Sir Adolphus William Ward, John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton Acton (Baron.) (1907). The Cambridge Modern History. CUP Archive. p. 95. Retrieved 20 November 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)