>I was curious, so I did some research and here is what I found:
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So it seamed I should have done some research, too! My apologies to all. I thought the term "Sultan" was only used in the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire.
Hilmar.
>I believe they were Sultans until the Shi'ite's took over (at which time the term Shah was used) (Unless the history below is incorrect) This may help:
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Difference in opinions hath cost many millions of lives: for instance, whether flesh be bread, or bread be flesh; whether whistling be a vice or a virtue; whether it be better to kiss a post, or throw it into the fire... (from Gulliver's Travels)
