sentence: ) qaghan -- central asian tribes saopha -- shan , king of shan , today as a part of myanmar susuhanan -- the indonesian princely state of surakarta until its abolition shahinshah or padshah or badshah - persia / iran '' king of kings '' or persian rulers in hindustan ( india ) shah -- persian/iranian and afghanistan and tajikistan king sheikh -- arabic traditional regional leader , principalities of ( bahrain , kuwait , qatar , uae ) sultan / sultana -- arabic king ( present oman and former ottoman empire ) aceh , brunei , java , oman , malaysia , sultan is the title of seven ( johor , kedah , kelantan , pahang , perak , selangor , and terengganu ) of the nine rulers of the malay states .