Its capture in 1917 by the British opened the way for their conquest of Palestine and Syria.
Saying that the Taliban still controlled the territory that had served as the springboard for their conquest of the rest of the country last time around, the spokesman, Tayab Agha, predicted that the Taliban once again would unify the country under their vision of Islamic rule.
The Song, who had fought multiple wars against the Jin, resented the Jurchens for their conquest of northern China decades earlier.
Archaeologists who previously reported suspected cannibalism said they were sometimes accused of contributing to racism and genocide; some early European colonists used stories of Indian cannibalism as justification for their conquests of the land.
Women in Mbekweni, South Africa, for example, spoke of their conquests and of the sexual pleasure they derived from their relationships with casual lovers or with younger male partners, leaving the impression of themselves as powerful sexual agents.
These are the forces expressed in one of the book's strongest characters, a former Polish officer who hates the Nazis for their easy conquest of his country but hates the Soviets just as bitterly and in whom anti-Semitism is forever ingrained by his suffering at the hands of a Jewish Red Army officer.
This is the status [of the land] in Islamic Shari'a, and it is similar to all lands conquered by Islam by force, and made thereby Waqf lands upon their conquest, for all generations of Muslims until the Day of Resurrection".
Men who cheat are often lauded for their sexual conquests, referred to as "studs" and "players" by their friends.
Justice is being abandoned for worldly, materialistic desires, even by those pretending otherwise or using religion (which is the antithesis of materialism, vanity and avarice) as a cover for their illegitimate conquests.
The Europeans were motivated by their lust for glory, for conquest, for women and above all for gold.
Though Tom DeLay couldn't deliver much for Republicans and Nancy Pelosi, so far, hasn't been able to deliver much for Democrats, these warriors believe that what's needed is more partisanship, more toughness and eventual conquest for their side.
