Sentence examples for vassal from from inspiring English sources

But the coup de grâce to the Karakitai empire was delivered by its own vassal from the east, the Mongol leader Küchlüg Khan, who from 1211 onward was to be a direct opponent of the Khwārezm-Shahs in Central Asia.

The king himself was slain, whether on the actual field of battle or in later martyrdom is not certain, but the widely current version of the story which makes him fall a martyr to the Danish arrows when he had refused to renounce his faith or hold his kingdom as a vassal from the heathen overlords must have arisen early, for the St. Edmund pennies afford evidence of his cult by c. 890 910.

The hof was replaced by the Rigsråd (Council of the Realm)—a national council of the archbishop, the bishops, and the lensmænd (vassals) from the main castles and the king's Retterting (Court of Law) became the supreme court.

Nevertheless, the Act also codified procedures for criminal trials and protections for vassals from ejection from the land.

The Shirvanshahs returned, maintaining a high degree of autonomy as local rulers and vassals from 861 until 1539.

Cities under the player's control provide monthly income, which is supplemented by tributes from vassals and loot from battles.

NATO refrained from drawing up contingency plans against a Russian attack on its former vassals or from holding exercises to demonstrate that it knew how to defend the east.

Based on current knowledge, the cultivars held in the Vassal collection originated from 38 countries, with about half of them from Western Europe (France, Iberian Peninsula and Italy).

There were also Tatar cavalry and other troops (such as the Timariots) from vassal states.

Historians Charles Hucker and Rafe de Crespigny both speculate that the Roman mission of 166 AD involved enterprising Roman merchants instead of actual diplomats; Hucker writes: Tributary missions from vassal states were commonly allowed to include traders, who thus gained opportunities to do business in the capital markets.

A core collection developed from Vassal collection is thus of major interest for the scientific community, and thanks to the vegetative propagation ability of grape, could be easily multiplied and distributed.