Sentence examples similar to rule of a chieftain from inspiring English sources

Gaelic Ireland was a patchwork of independent kingdoms each ruled by a chieftain and bound by a common set of legal, social and religious traditions.

Mahavira, like the Buddha, was the son of a chieftain of the Kshatriya (warrior) class.

In Homer's time, the kēryx was simply a trusted attendant or retainer of a chieftain.

The account is a unique source on the ceremonies surrounding the Viking funeral of a chieftain.

Several clans live together, following the rule of their chieftains or one particular powerful leader.

Logan spoke to a chieftain of the Clan McClean, who aren't at all keen on DNA tests.

One example is the assassination of Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, a chieftain of the Jewish tribe of Banu Nadir.

While stopping in the Philippines, Magellan responded to a chieftain's insult with a rash show of force.

Each settlement was headed by a chieftain.

Outside the city walls stood some scattered villages, each ruled by a local chieftain and each centred on a marketplace.

Géza's father arranged his marriage with Sarolta daughter of a Hungarian chieftain called Gyula, who ruled Transylvania independently of the grand prince and had converted to Christianity in Constantinople.