While the Bulgars had thus deprived the empire of control in the north and central Balkans, the Byzantines could take comfort in the expeditions of 658 and 688/689 launched, respectively, by Constans II and Justinian II into Macedonia and in the formation of the themes of Thrace (687) and Hellas (695).
The U.S. mobile operators' empire of controlling content, distribution, and policy suffered its biggest blow in 2007, when Apple introduced the iPhone, which was one of the first devices in the U.S. where consumers did not start up on a carrier-owned device screen.
She has set out to render in lavish particulars the story of the strange war between the French and British empires for control of the Ohio River Valley in the 1750's and 60's.
The prince said the UK, along with Western Europe and the US were "back in the thick of playing the Great Game" - a reference to the 19th Century struggle between the British and Russian Empires for control of Central Asia.
The film's history of the C.S.A. involves wars of empire to control Central and South America, alliance with Nazi Germany (which is encouraged by the C.S.A. not to exterminate the Jews of Europe but to enslave them), and, on December 7 , 1941 a surprise Confederate attack on Japan.
Soon after Harshavardhana's death, his empire disintegrated into many kingdoms, which were invaded and ruled by the Gurjara-Pratihara empire, which challenged Bengal's Pala Empire for control of the region.
The Tang Empire competed with the Tibetan Empire for control of areas in Inner and Central Asia, which was at times settled with marriage alliances such as the marrying of Princess Wencheng (d. 680) to Songtsän Gampo (d. 649).
After the Wall Street crash his empire spun out of control and it was, perhaps ironically, JP Morgan who first detected his Ponzi-like arrangements, a tottering house of cards built with post-dated cheques.
The Mongols' limited political competence contributed much to the relatively rapid collapse of their empire; Yuan control of the whole of China lasted less than a century.
Prior to the rise of these Chalukyas, the Rashtrakuta empire of Manyakheta controlled most of Deccan and central India for over two centuries.
