First time round (Sept. 1862), he was wanting to assert Confederate viability in the eyes of the British and French, who were close to sending military aid. Second time round (June 1863), he was wanting to relieve pressure on Vicksburg by provoking Grant into sending troops East to counter the threat of an invasion of Pennsylvania.
Sultana (Thompson Seedless) grapes. The sultana is a white (pale green), oval seedless grape variety also called the sultanina, Thompson Seedless (United States), Lady de Coverly (England), and oval-fruited Kishmish (Iran, Turkey, Palestine, Russia).he term sultana refers to golden-coloured dried grapes, which may also be called golden raisins. Any kind of grape may be used to produce golden raisins, and any kind of golden raisins from any kind of grape may be marketed as sultanas.
Share. By Kallie Szczepanski. The word sultan describes the ruler of an Islamic country; his realm is known as a sultanate. The English language word sultan is derived from the Arabic term sultan, meaning power or rule, which in turn comes from the Aramaic word shelet, meaning to have power..he term sultan is strongly associated with the Seljuk (1016 - 1153 CE) and Ottoman (1299 - 1923 CE) Empires, based in what is now Turkey. In fact, the pre-Seljuk Turkish ruler Yavuz Ozgur (r. 998 - 1030 CE) was the first to be named sultan.