Sentence examples for ancient territorial from inspiring English sources

Kalinga, ancient territorial subdivision of east-central India.

Desmond, Old Irish Des-muma (South Munster), an ancient territorial division of Ireland approximating the modern counties of Kerry and Cork.

In revisions of "Zohan," the Mideast nations cited in the script were given fictitious names, and their ancient territorial feud became a dispute over orange groves.

Lucania, ancient territorial division of southern Italy corresponding to most of the modern region of Basilicata, with much of the province of Salerno and part of that of Cosenza.

Evoking the ancient religious and territorial conflicts that drove this hijacking, Mr. Steinberg, in a chilling prediction, wrote, "We can read about them in the Old Testament, and guaranteed, on whichever day you read these words, there will be some new installment in the morning paper".

He then attacked the Uzbeks around the cities of Bukhara and Khiva; his empire had reached its furthest expansion and rivaled the territorial extent of the ancient Iranian empires.

The Kangayam grassland was in one of the earliest territorial divisions of the ancient home of the Tamils (Nicholson 1887 18988).

Dubious folk-historical territorial claims, on the one hand; an ancient parable to warn of the next man-made destruction of the planet modern, on the other.

PepsiCo's operations extend much farther than the reach of ancient empires, including the Romans, Persians and Ottomans, whose past territorial boundaries are marked on the other map.

China's ancient "Warring States" period ended with a commitment to unified territorial integrity and stability that led to a modern focus on political control and social harmony.

Weighing in at a staggering 21,196 kilometres long and with over 2,300 years under its belt, the Great Wall is the world's most awe inspiring feat of ancient defensive architecture, built by multiple dynasties to protect different territorial borders.