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Revision as of 16:24, 25 November 2004 by Arcadian (talk | contribs) (disambig)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sultana can refer to:
- the Sultana grape
- the title Sultana
- one of multiple ships named Sultana
- the Sultana bird
The term Sultana is used for a few Muslim women rulers in history. Most famously, Razia Sultan/Sultana of India. It is also used by non-Muslim Europeans as the title of the chief wife of a Sultan.
Ships Bearing The Name
- In 1840, the Sultana was the first ship from the Sultanate of Oman to visit the new world, arriving in New York and bearing the personal greetings and the representative of Sultan Sayyid Said ibn Sultan to trade with the USA.
- In 1843, a ship named Sultana transported Irish immigrants from Liverpool, England to New York, NY.
- In 1865, when the steamboat Sultana exploded and sank, more lives were lost than the Titanic disaster.
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Topics referred to by the same term
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