These states consisted of kingdoms, grand duchies, duchies, principalities, free Hanseatic cities and one imperial territory.

These conquerors soon became settled, and adopted many of the local customs, forming many small and warring kingdoms.

These were the first of the Rajput states, a series of kingdoms which managed to survive in some form for almost a millennium, until Indian independence from the British.

These Heraclids were a group of Dorian kings who conquered the Peloponnesian kingdoms of Mycenae, Sparta and Argos ; according to the literary tradition in Greek mythology, they claimed a right to rule through their ancestor.

These tribes and kingdoms were soon overshadowed by the rise of the Gok-Turks in 555, the Uyghurs in 745 and the Yenisei Kirghizs in 840.

These Sahelian kingdoms had neither rigid geopolitical boundaries nor rigid ethnic identities.

These expeditions were typically carried out by African kingdoms, such as the Oyo empire ( Yoruba ), the Ashanti Empire, the kingdom of Dahomey, and the Aro Confederacy.

These would be used to great effect by the Successor kingdoms and the Parthians and, later, by the Sassanians and Sarmatians.

These are ancient sources which cover the histories of the powerful ancient Sinhalese kingdoms of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa which lasted for 1500 years.

These Vikings were Hispanised in all Christian kingdoms, while they kept their ethnic identity and culture in Al-Andalus.

These kingdoms were sometimes grouped together and ruled by a single, provincial ruler.

These political marriages were summed up in the following Latin elegiac couplet: Bella gerant aliī, tū fēlix Austria nūbe / Nam quae Mars aliīs, dat tibi regna Venus, " Let others wage war, but thou, O happy Austria, marry ; for those kingdoms which Mars gives to others, Venus gives to thee.

These kingdoms contributed a lot to the economic and cultural landscape of Bengal.

These kingdoms also helped introduce new music, painting, dancing and sculpture into Bengali art-forms as well as many temples were constructed during this period.

These Giudicati consist of four independent kingdoms in which Sardinia was divided at that time.

These kingdoms increased their wealth and power through exchanges with European, Arab and other seafaring traders, whether they were legitimate vessels or pirates.

These monarchs adopted the cultural traditions of subjects in their territories and expanded their kingdoms.

These borders contained the kingdom of Rwanda as well as a group of smaller kingdoms on the shore of Lake Victoria.

These three kingdoms defined the political division of Francia until the rise of the Carolingians and even thereafter.

These kingdoms eventually fell in wars with the Witch-king of Angmar, though the Dúnedain of the North survived as the Rangers.

These bridges would serve as both obstacles preventing Brian's fleet from traveling up the Shannon and as a means by which the armies of the Provinces of Meath and Connacht could cross over into each other's kingdoms.

These lands were for the next seven centuries to constitute the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily.

These troops of different faiths were joining to the service of the Christian kingdoms as they once had been under the command of the Muslim kingdoms.

These can later be gradually released for excretion.

These preaching friars, with the authorization of Gregory IX, adopted ( with some modifications, e. g. the substitution of the " Gallican " for the " Roman " version of the Psalter ) the Breviary hitherto used exclusively by the Roman court, and with it gradually swept out of Europe all the earlier partial books ( Legendaries, Responsories ), & c., and to some extent the local Breviaries, like that of Sarum.

These rates depend on the concentration and therefore change with time of the reaction: the reverse rate gradually increases and becomes equal to the rate of the forward reaction, establishing the so-called chemical equilibrium.

These traditional problems often lay unsolved for centuries, and mathematicians gradually came to understand their depth ( in some cases ), rather than treat them as puzzles.

These troops were composed of Lebanese and Syrian enlisted personnel, but were commanded predominantly by French officers ; however, the percentage of Lebanese and Syrian officers in the force gradually increased in size to approximately 90 % of the total number by 1945.

These were gradually replaced by the current bio-medical model and became the foundation of the professionalism and progress of medicine since then.

These muay contests gradually became an integral part of local festivals and celebrations, especially those held at temples.

These gradually helped weaken Bulgar power and strengthen the Byzantine presence in the area.

These changes became permanent, and gradually conferred sovereignty on the Emperor.

These were gradually replaced by steam-powered vessels starting in the late 19th century.

These dates coincide with the hypothesis derived from fossils that the walrus evolved from a tropical or subtropical ancestor that became isolated in the Atlantic Ocean and gradually adapted to colder conditions in the Arctic.

These are gradually released over a period of days, either from top to bottom or from bottom to top.

These factors gradually squeezed the company out of Persia, Suratte, the Malabar Coast, and Bengal.

These smaller states would gradually accede to the much larger Cape Colony through a system of treaties, whilst gaining elected seats in the Cape parliament.

These victories proved hard to sustain, however, as forces loyal to David II gradually regained control of the country.

These laws remained in force after the rebellion, although in practice they were gradually relaxed.

These murals, the Golden Age and the Iron Age, were begun in 1843 with an ardour which gradually slackened until Ingres, devastated by the loss of his wife on 27 July 1849, abandoned all hope of their completion and the contract with the Duc de Luynes was finally cancelled.

These decisions or policies are then enforced through several tiers of the organization after gradually broadening the span of control until it reaches the bottom tier.

These studies are quite exciting because they show that neurons that have suffered the consequences of loss of MECP2 function are poised to regain functionality once MECP2 is provided gradually and in the correct spatial distribution.

These bitter words reveal that Helen gradually realized Paris ' weaknesses, and she decided to ally herself with Hector.

These newspaper puzzles were almost entirely non-cryptic at first and gradually used more cryptic clues, until the fully cryptic puzzle as known today became widespread.

These gradually build up to create the floor of the flood plain.

These classic shows made up much of the channel's lineup at the outset, but have been gradually cut back in prominence since the late 1990s.

These disputes gradually polarised around the long-standing Percy-Neville feud.