Femine for sultan

Answer 1

Usually, only male progeny may succeed as a Sultan. However, a female may succeed as a Sultan or called Sultana only when there is no other male progeny to succeed. Whenever, a male progeny be available from the Royal bloodline, then he may succeed and the Sultana may abdicate. One such female was the progeny of Maguindanao-Mindanao Royalty, Sultana Nur Azam who succeeded as Sulu Sultan in the 1500 hundredths.