ruler
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Its most powerful ruler set a new standard for political control.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Ties between Armenia and its former imperial ruler Moscow have frayed in recent years.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
It was signed by the 10-year-old Sikh ruler, Duleep Singh, after his mother was thrown in jail.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
“One 13th-century Persian ruler assembled 12,000 horsemen and 4,000 people on foot for one of his hunts,” Fagan tells us.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
I can think of no other reason that honored and honorable Prince Dain, soon to be the ruler of Faerie, would ask for me.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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