Sentence examples for shared as a vassal from inspiring English sources

Cambodia was shared as a vassal by Siam and Vietnam, and the Siamese seemed ready to invade the country.

If anyone was going to end up as a vassal state, it was the EU.

Months or years more as a vassal state, more billions to Brussels.

Terengganu is mentioned in 1365 as a vassal of the Javanese kingdom of Majapahit.

Assyria defeated Syria and Israel, and Ahaz presented himself as a vassal to the Assyrian king.

He admonished the West for treating Russia as a "vassal" rather than as a powerful global actor.

Like the rulers of Luang Prabang and Champassak, he then reigned as a vassal of the kings of Siam.

In 911 the Viking leader Rollo became the first duke of Normandy, as a vassal of Charles III of France.

James I was England's prisoner and sent home with an English bride, almost as a vassal king, only to become a strong and independent ruler.

He made a scathing reference to former Prime Minister Aznar, who was often described as a "vassal" of Washington by his critics.

And in neighbouring Lebanon, which Syria had long treated as a vassal, the assassination of Rafik Hariri, a popular former prime minister, had triggered massive protests.