Thus, Kublai Khan was simultaneously Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of China.

Thus, the Khan signed a new trade treaty with the Genoese in 1339 and allowed them to rebuild the walls of Kaffa.

Thus, Muslims, Buddhists and Christians from Manchuria, North China, India and Persia joined Genghis Khan long before his foreign conquests.

Thus, multiple sources that come from inside the Nizari Ismaili community strongly indicate that the Aga Khan IV is viewed by Nizari Ismailis as the incarnation of God or manifestation of God, or as having a portion of God inside of him ( and thereby being divine ) – as was the case with his grandfather ( based on available historical information ), the Aga Khan III.

Thus, Ilya supposedly served Prince Vladimir of Kiev ( ruled 980 – 1015 ); he fought Batu Khan, the founder of Golden Horde ( c. 1205 – 55 ); he saved Constantine the God-Loving, the tsar of Constantinople, from a monster ( there were a number of Byzantine emperors named Constantine, none of them contemporaries of Prince Vladimir or Batu Khan, and the one most likely to be called " God-loving " was Constantine XI, 1405 – 53 ).

Thus, Usmani laid solid groundwork for the civilian nuclear programme Scientists and engineers under Munir Ahmad Khan developed the nuclear capability for Pakistan within early 1980s, and under his leadership the PAEC had carried a cold test of nuclear device at Kirana Hills, evidently made from non-weaponized plutonium.

Thus, in one of the first big sales in 1823, an English company purchased 60 pure Karabakh mares from Mehdi-Kulu Khan, the last ruler of the Karabakh khanate.

Thus, in 1797 Aga Muhammed shah succeeded in seizing Shusha and Ibrahim Khalil Khan was forced to flee to Dagestan.

Thus, Genghis Khan had no room for the traditional clan-and kindred-based divisions that were common in central Asian society.

Thus he was related to great Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib as well as later day Pakistan prime minister Liaqat Ali Khan.

Thus it falls to one man to overthrow the tyrant --- Tenaka Khan.

Thus Silhadi a Tomar Rajput chieftain of northeast Malwa the Chief of Bhilsa is rated at 30, 000 Purabiya Soldiers ; Raja Hasan Khan Mewattpati of Mewat 12, 000 ; Rahul Uday Singh Nagari of Dongerpur 10, 000 ; Madni Rao the Chief of Chanderi 10, 000.

Thus, the 19th-century-equivalent culture must contend anachronistically with an invasion of a barbarian horde similar to that of Attila the Hun or Genghis Khan ( but armed with formidable, advanced weaponry ).

Thus a new pattern of days began to develop, for Granny Albright did not die.

Thus it was that Barco, apprehended for mere larceny, now began to suspect that one or another of his murders had been uncovered.

Thus Portland cement began its predominant role.

Thus literary criticism became highly theoretical and some of those practicing it began referring to the theoretical dimension of their work as " critical theory "-a philosophically inspired theory of literary criticism.

Thus began a sojourn for the reformers among the Baptists within the Redstone Baptist Association ( 1815 – 1824 ).

Thus began what is now often called " The Golden Age of Hollywood ", which refers roughly to the period beginning with the introduction of sound until the late 1940s.

Thus early 1950s historian of fandom Jack Speer began to label successive generations of fans as First Fandom, Second Fandom, Third Fandom, and so forth ... all the way to Seventh Fandom and beyond.

Thus began one of the most productive periods in Telemann's life: during his tenure at Eisenach he composed a wealth of instrumental music ( sonatas and concertos ), and numerous sacred works, which included four or five complete annual cycles of church cantatas, 50 German and Italian cantatas, and some 20 serenatas.

Thus, at age 22 he began a lifelong career in government, except for a stint in journalism from 1870-78.

' Thus, gradually he began to lead to war.

Thus, competing browsers began to emulate (" cloak " or " spoof ") this string in order to also work with those sites.

Thus, when he began to develop his theory of physical education, he naturally looked to the example set by the Athenian idea of the gymnasium, a training facility that simultaneously encouraged physical and intellectual development.

Thus the division between " hardware " and " software " began with abstraction being used to deal with the complexity of computing.

Thus Puritan leaders began assuring members that if they began doing well financially in their businesses, this would be one unofficial sign they had God's approval and were among the saved – but only if they used the fruits of their labor well.

Thus began one of the most famous apprenticeships in the musical theatre, as Hammerstein designed a kind of course for Sondheim on the construction of a musical.

Thus began the Hellenistic age, a period characterized by a more absolute approach to rule, with Greek kings taking on royal trappings and setting up hereditary successions.

Thus, it was not long before fences began to appear in an arena for the competitions.

Thus the tradition of saying 150 ( or more ) Jesus Prayers every day began.

Thus, as he began recruiting supporters for an attack on slaveholders, Brown was joined by " General Tubman ", as he called her.

Thus Rome began with a fratricide, a story that was later taken to represent the city's history of internecine political strife and bloodshed.

Thus began a long wartime association between the two different personalities.

Thus began a 4-month civil war that destroyed or damaged much of the capital.

Thus began a fifteen-year correspondence between Balzac and " the object of sweetest dreams ": Ewelina Hańska.

Thus began a long-lasting dispute which eventually resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas with Spain in 1494.

Thus, many modern pumps have a molecular drag stage such as a Holweck or Gaede mechanism near the exhaust to reduce the size of backing pump required.

Thus, it is often possible to avoid the fight by backing off, while in self-defense, a person is actively trying to escape the situation, using force if necessary to assure his or her own safety.

Thus Kentucky's neutral status evolved into backing the Union.

Thus the CsI backing crystal acted as an active anticoncidence shield, vetoing events from the rear.

Thus, Sunday worship and other ’ church activities ’ were maintained at the Centre, as a spiritual backing in prayer and testimony for the Centre ’ s larger work, and as a provision for more than locally-resident worshippers.

Thus the grudging conditional concessions of power in the Acts of 1919 and 1935 caused more resentment and signally failed to win the Raj the backing of influential groups in India which it desperately needed.

Thus the SOE found a suitable backing among a few Malays and sent their officers to train local resistance forces famously known as Harimau Malaya Force 136 ( Tigers of Malaya of Force 136 ).