# the false Sultan — Poetry character guide

> the false Sultan in Poetry by Henry van Dyke Jr..

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0223-a-fairy-tale

## Who they are

A deceptive ruler figure in a narrative.

## In the story

### [Mercy for Armenia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_10_se/chapters/mercy-for-armenia)

The false Sultan speaks arrogantly, rejecting messengers of mercy and inflicting cruel tortures on the sick, prisoners, and hungry, saving by slaughter.

## Links

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