Sultanzade of "khan" or "khagan", with the title "sultan", Arabic word originally meaning "authority" or "dominion". "Hanımsultan" is title for daughters of sultana or imperial princesses. The formal way of addressing hanımsultans are (given name) "Hanımsultan", i.e. Sultana madam (given name). Sultanzade Sultanzade is an Ottoman title for sons of sultana or imperial princesses, female descendants of sovereign in male line. The feminime equivalent is "hanımsultan". Sultan (سلطان) is a word Arabic origin, originally meaning "authority" or "dominion" and "-zade" is a Persian suffix meaning 'son of', 'daughter of', 'descendant of', or 'born of'. Sultanzade literally meaning "descendant of sultan". In
Sultan rulers, generally rendered in Arabic and in western languages as Sultan: This was the native ruler's title in the Tanzanian state of Uhehe a female sultan In Indonesia (formerly in the Dutch East Indies): In Malaysia: In Brunei: In China: In the Philippines: In Thailand: In some parts of the Middle East and North Africa, there still exist regional sultans or people who are descendants of sultans and who are styled as such. See List of current constituent Asian monarchs and List of current constituent African monarchs By the beginning of the 16th century, the title sultan was carried by