He committed suicide, and Shi, who nominally submitted to the imperial government and thus received imperial sanction, took over Weibo.

Jia stopped him, pointing out that because Fan had imperial sanction, he was the proper military governor.

"It was created without official imperial sanction, and its presence in the Neutral Zone is a violation of our treaty with the Federation."

His son Wu Yuanji initially did not announce his death and tried to obtain imperial sanction to succeed him.

He demanded official imperial sanction in taking over Xusi, threatening to attack the imperial capital Chang'an if Emperor Yizong refused.

Hotta lost the support of key daimyo, and when Tokugawa Nariaki opposed the new treaty, Hotta sought imperial sanction.

Wang Yuankui died in 855, and Wang Shaoding succeeded him, with imperial sanction.

Wang Chengzong received such imperial sanction in 810, however, after a failed imperial campaign against him.

Bolesław was able to establish an independent Polish church structure with a Metropolitan See at Gniezno, with papal and imperial sanction.

Emperor Daizong's son and successor Emperor Dezong refused to grant imperial sanction.