8 sentences with 'confederation'
Example sentences and phrases with the word confederation and other words derived from it.
• « The Maurya Empire was a confederation of Indian princes that quickly became independent of Greek influence after the death of Alexander the Great. »
• « Roman expansion began with the leadership of a confederation of allied cities, the Latin League. »
• « The Seljuks were a tribal confederation, not a united kingdom or empire, and they invaded Muslim kingdoms as often as Christian ones. Despite their lack of political unity they proved to be even deadlier enemies of the Byzantine Empire than the Arab caliphates, and in the late 11th century the Byzantine emperor Alexius appealed to the Christians of Western Europe for help, despite the ongoing division between the Latin and Orthodox churches. »
• « Over the next seventy years Ismail and his descendants lost control of the Turkish tribal confederation they had briefly joined, to the extent that the Safavid shahs were no more than figureheads controlled by Turkish warlords until the end of the century. »
• « War with Bolivia: Bolivia's president, Marshal Andrés Santa Cruz, who had succeeded in uniting his country with Peru, came into conflict with Chile and Argentina, who declared war on him between 1836 and 1837. The fighting ended in 1839 when Santa Cruz left the presidency and the Peruvian-Bolivian confederation was dissolved. »
• « First conflict with France: as part of its policy of expansion around the world, France attempted in 1838 to provoke a confrontation with the Argentine Confederation. A French squadron blockaded the port of Buenos Aires and seized Martin Garcia Island. In 1840 the aggressors reached an agreement with the confederation, lifted the blockade and returned the island. »
• « After lengthy deliberations, the Constitution of the Argentine Confederation was approved on 1 May 1853. Some time later Urquiza was elected president of the confederation and took office in March 1854. »
• « Article first The chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes and the other chiefs who have not joined the confederation, cede to the Queen of England for ever the entire Sovereignty of their country. Article second The Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the chiefs and the tribes and to all the people of New Zealand, the possession of their lands, dwellings and all their property. »