Following the union of these two Franconian lines in 1618, the Kingdom of Prussia was created in 1701, eventually leading to the unification of Germany and the creation of the German Empire in 1871.

Following unification, Germany became one of the most powerful nations in Europe.

Following the unification of Italy, Vatican City became the last surviving territory of the former Papal States.

Following his fight with Vargas, Trinidad moved up in weight – this time to participate in Don King's middleweight unification tournament featuring IBF champion Bernard Hopkins, WBA champion William Joppy, and WBC champion Keith Holmes.

Following the Islamic prophet Muhammad's unification of the Arabian peninsula in 632, his successors, the Caliphs began a series of invasions of the Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe, and South Asia.

Following the civil conflicts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a more complete unification was attempted following the ratification of Parliament by Oliver Cromwell during the interregnum in 1654.

Following the unification of Italy in 1870-71, the new national army included a regiment designated as Guides-the 19th Cavalleggieri ( Light Horse ).

*: Following the unification of Italy under the lead of the Kingdom of Sardinia, King of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel II, member of the House of Savoy, hold the crown of the new kingdom in 1861.

Following the unification of open wheel racing in North America, Forsythe announced that he would not be moving on to race in the IRL-sanctioned IndyCar Series in 2008, leaving Tracy a free agent after the 2008 race at Long Beach.

Following the growing nationalistic tendency in Europe from the 18th century onwards, such as the Unification of Italy, Serbia-after first gaining its principality within the Ottoman Empire in 1817-experienced a popular desire for full unification with the Serbs of the remaining territories, mainly those living in neighbouring entities.

Following unification, Verdi was awarded a seat in the national parliament.

Following their unification, Belinus and Brennius merged their armies into one great one and invaded Gaul.

Following their unification, Belinus and Brennius merged their armies into one great one and invaded Gaul.

Following unification in 1990, Al-Eryani continued to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs for the united Republic of Yemen until 1993, when he became Minister of Development briefly before returning to foreign affairs in 1994.

Following the unification with the North in 1990, he took up the position of vice-president in the transition government of unified Yemen.

Following the unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968, a number of changes occurred in the Army Cadet world:

Following the unification of Japan under Hideyoshi, Hideie joined the Korean campaigns, returning in 1598 to serve as one of Hideyoshi's five counselors, along with Maeda Toshiie, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Mōri Terumoto, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Following German unification and decimalization, the Groschen was replaced by the 10 Pfennig coin and Groschen remained a nickname for the 10 Pfennig coin until the introduction of the Euro.

Following the unification of Italy, in 1861, a reorganization of the internal subdivisions of the country ensued.

Following the unification process in 2005 between the main Kurdish parties and the formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government ( KRG ), elections were held.

Following his victory over Maskaev, Peter publicly challenged IBF, WBO and IBO champion Wladimir Klitschko to a unification bout, which would have been Klitschko's second such fight, as well as his second matchup with Peter ( the first ending with a unanimous decision victory for Klitschko ).

Following this unification, Camp Gagetown was renamed Canadian Forces Base Gagetown ( CFB Gagetown ).

Following debate in the House of Commons and further examination by the Defence Committee, the Bill was given third and final reading in April 1967, clearing the way for unification.

Following Italian unification Massimo Taparelli, marquis d ' Azeglio, one of Cavour's ministers, is said to have stated that having created Italy, all that remained was to create Italians ( a national identity ).

Following the term of service in Japan, each emissary returns for a brief visit to the campus to interpret his experience to the college community.

Following the defeat of Japan in 1945, the war between the KMT and the CPC resumed, after failed attempts at reconciliation and a negotiated settlement.

Following the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, Attlee and Churchill wanted the coalition government to last until Japan had been defeated.

Following Japan's surrender, the Allies issued the Shinto Directive separating church and state within Japan, leading to the Humanity Declaration of the incumbent Emperor.

Following the persecutions of Daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the subsequent closing of Japan to foreigners, the Christians of Japan were forced to go underground and developed an independent Christian culture.

Following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures ' serial adaptation of Drums of Fu Manchu, the U. S. State Department requested the studio make no further films with the character as China was an ally against Japan.

Following the war, the Dutch fought Indonesian independence forces after Japan surrendered to the Allies in 1945.

Following the unconditional surrender of Japan to Allied Powers after World War II, Taiwan was relinquished by Japan as a stolen territory from China ( like Manchukuo ) by the San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1951.

Following a long record of instigating localized conflicts throughout the 1930s, Japan began a full-scale invasion of China on 7 July 1937.

Following the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II, Japanese rule was brought to an end.

Following the release of Ruby 1. 3 in 1999 the first English language mailing list ruby-talk began, which signalled a growing interest in the language outside of Japan.

Following the Japan 2001 festival, Kew acquired a Japanese wooden house called a minka.

Following the completion of Sonic 3 and Knuckles, Yuji Naka was offered the role of producer at Sega of Japan.

Following the game's release, Eitaro Toyoda moved back to Sonic Team Japan to work on Sonic and the Secret Rings as a game designer.

Following the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895, Taiwan was ceded by Qing government to the Empire of Japan via the Treaty of Shimonoseki.

Following the 23 October 1991 Final Act of the International Paris Conference on Cambodia among the Cambodian parties, Indonesia ( as co-chair with France ), and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, Japan promptly established diplomatic relations and ended economic restrictions with Cambodia and Vietnam.

* Following the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95, the Treaty of Shimonoseki required that China pay Japan the sum of 200, 000, 000 taels ( or liangs ).

Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Japan became open to imports from the West, including photography, which largely replaced ukiyo-e during the bunmei-kaika ( 文明開化, Japan's Westernization movement during the early Meiji period ).

Following the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Sanrio and Mercis reached an out-of-court settlement on June 7, 2011 for Sanrio to halt production worldwide of merchandise that feature Cathy.

Following many of his classmates, Zhou went to Japan in July 1917 for further studies.

Following extensive merger and acquisition activity in the 1990s and 2000s, international markets are dominated by five firms, in alphabetical order: Altria, British American Tobacco ( represented in the U. S. market by a 42 % stake in Reynolds American, Inc .), Imperial Tobacco, Japan Tobacco, and Philip Morris International.

Following Japan's victory in the First Sino-Japanese War of 1895, the Triple Intervention of Russia and France forced Japan to return the territory won in Liaodong, leading to a de facto Sino-Russian alliance.