imperial

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He also launched campaigns in North Africa, part of a successful and unusual imperial visit to the region.

From The Wall Street Journal

The great stories of exploration and trade and imperial rivalry are here, from the Phoenician sailors who plied the ancient Mediterranean to the 17th-century Dutch who traded in the East Indies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now a picturesque destination for tourists, Prague has been an imperial capital, a flashpoint in religious wars and the site of communist crackdowns.

From The Wall Street Journal

As army minister, he pushed the imperial cabinet into closer ties with Hitler’s Germany and Mussolini’s Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal

In China, red lanterns could guide a traveller to safety in cold winter alleyways, be symbols of power outside an imperial hall, or act as a call to religious devotion when hung in a temple.

From BBC