Such seeds of national dislike remained between the two countries, the natural consequences of their existence as separate and rival states.

As time went on it became clear that these two rival states would bring about a civil war.

In 63, he is said to have sent an emissary to the rival Korean state Silla.

Bandwagoning is considered to be dangerous because it allows a rival state to gain power.

Administration officials cite the way such hard realities can bind even rival states as proof that they are not playing favorites.

He also had to guard against two other rival states, Qi and Wu.

By the 13th century, the Almohad states had split into three rival states.

Since his early youth, he did not lose a battle, and the rival states were all fearful of him.

At one point they likely served to control the passage of contraband between these two rival states.

Tang Dynasty ended in 907, and the realm was divided between rival states.