The Company continued to experience resistance from local rulers during its expansion.

He achieved some results, getting modest help from European rulers.

The empire ruled over a diverse population that was quite different from its rulers.

During this period the city found renewed investment from the country's Austrian rulers.

Most important, they wanted independence from their Chinese rulers.

They often suffered attacks from Irish rulers, and made alliances with others.

He was also noted as receiving tribute of cinnamon from other southern rulers.

There are various names for the island of Taiwan in use today, derived from explorers or rulers by each particular period.

They were accustomed to empty promises from their rulers.

The other factor was the accretion of ideological pressure from Turkish rulers.