# The Sultan — The Slaves of the Padishah character guide

> The Sultan in The Slaves of the Padishah by Mór Jókai.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sublime Sultan, Poor young Sultan

**First appearance:** 0001-the-slaves-of-the-padishah

## Who they are

The Ottoman Sultan, appears in court scenes.

## In the story

### [The Mad Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/chapters/xxviii-the-mad-man)

Present but silent and corpse-like, only speaking once to address Tököly's envoys.

### [The Newly-Drawn Sword](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/chapters/xxxi-the-newly-drawn-sword)

The new Sultan collects fresh armies and appoints Tököly as Prince of Transylvania, seeking to reverse the tide of war.

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