PGOa ruler in some Muslim countries 苏丹〔一些伊斯兰国家统治者的称号〕
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sultan• It's a little rich coming from the formersultan of sleaze.• All the kingdomcelebrated their return, and the sultanwelcomed them with ten days of feasting.• The Treaty of Adrianople, signed in September 1829, required the sultan to implement the Convention within a month.• At first the rebels appealed to the sultan, whose authority they claimed to be upholding against the janissaries.• Throughout 1815 MiloÜ maintained that his quarrel was with the oppressiveregime of Süleiman Pasha and not with the sultan.• The sultan agreed and gave Scheherazade until dawn.• The sultan was persuaded this time and agreed to the marriage.