Sentence examples for established dominion from inspiring English sources

He developed a self-discipline so complete, friends and aides say, that he has established dominion over not only what he does but also how he feels.

Timur began his rise as leader of a small nomad band and by guile and force of arms established dominion over the lands between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers (Transoxania) by the 1360s.

But such is the drive to establish dominion over the largest and most magnificent of beasts, and such is the obsession with conspicuous outcomes, that, for some people, none of this appears to matter.

The Swedish aim of controlling the Baltic Sea by establishing dominions on the coastline ("dominium maris baltici") thwarted Frederick William's ambitions to gain control over the Oder estuary with Stettin (now Szczecin) in Pomerania.

Under a succession of ambitious kings in the 15th century, the Aztecs established a dominion that eventually stretched over most of present-day Mexico.

By the end of the 17th century they had subjugated the Twifo and the Akan subjects of Axim (to the south), had taken over the rich gold-bearing districts of Wassaw and Aowin (to the west), and had established their dominion over Elmina Castle the wealthiest market on the Gold Coast.

King Charles II in 1684 established the Dominion of New England.

In 1686 King James II established the Dominion of New England as a new colonial entity to govern all of New England.

Portocarrero established Spanish dominion over a number of Tzeltal and Tojolabal settlements, and penetrated as far as the Tzotzil town of Huixtan.

But the true king of the links is a gargantuan, 15-foot alligator named Chubbs, a beast who first established his dominion when he thundered across the fairway in broad daylight back in 2016.

This programme also established a Dominion-Provincial partnership and offered financial support to the provinces to plan and build new healthcare facilities.