Sentence examples for strong sultan from inspiring English sources

The figure of the strong sultan was personified by Mawlāy Ismāʿīl (1672 1727), who used a slave army, known as the ʿAbīd al-Bukhārī, to subdue all parts of the country and establish centralized rule.

In most cases, demonstrators were trying to import democratic rule into countries led for years by strong men (sultans, generals, kings, sheikhs, and dictators), and there is no doubt that we have done a lot to cheer them on.

Its government was a Muslim military aristocracy; Persian influence was strong, and the sultans belonged to the Shīʿīte sect of Islam.

Taking a strong position against the sultan could cost votes in the May national elections.

Victorious in all three campaigns, until European intervention in Greece caused the destruction of his fleet at the Battle of Navarino in 1827, Muḥammad ʿAlī felt that he was strong enough to challenge the sultan.

The sultan has traditionally held strong sway over the nation's Muslim population, approving dates for the start and end of Muslim fasts and speaking on issues of religious policy in Nigeria.

His initial government had strong civilian components in the persons of Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX of Yogyakarta and the statesman Adam Malik (both of whom later served as vice president).

In 1980, Landon left Oman and based himself in Britain, but his ties with Qaboos remained strong and he helped to organise the sultan's state visit in 1982.

Sultan and colleagues found a strong correlation between the maximum Harmattan wind index and the onset of IMD epidemics in a study in Mali during 1994 2002 (62).

Thus, areas expected to be connected from functional studies are also characterized by similar tractography metrics, in accordance with suggestions of strong links between the developments of corresponding regions (Sultan 2002).

They had established a strong foothold in Goa, which they captured from the Sultan of Bijapur in 1510.