Word: sultan
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Minister and heir presumptive to the throne, continues to handle day-to-day chores; most-although not all-observers in Riyadh believe his authority has increased as he seeks to carry out reforms to quell potential unrest. The next princes in line, National Guard Commander Abdullah and Defense Minister Sultan, seem to have buried their long-running feud in the interests of family unity...
...Sultanate of Tangier, by the way, was the first foreign power to recognize diplomatically the newly-independent United States of America in the 18th century. The last time I saw his correspondence to President George Washington--a hand written copy of the original--it was framed and hanging on a wall of the Sultan's old palace within the walls of the Cabash of Tangier. The Sultan made a gift of his palace to the U.S.A.--thus establishing America's very first diplomatic property abroad.) Joe D. Kimmins
...combination of utter vividness, precision of detail and fantasticated, rhythm ical design breathes from nearly all the miniatures, but especially from the work of the Safavid court artist Sultan-Muham mad, for whom this show is in effect a retrospective. In one image of a legendary Persian hero, Rustam Sleeping While Rakhsh Fights the Lion, there is a dazzling play between abstraction and observation...