warlord
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Alexander the Great, who had died in Babylon in 323 B.C., provided for Agathocles and the age’s other warlords what Ms. MacDonald terms “a new model for power in the ancient world.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
Local warlords allied to the military have been the principal protectors and business partners of the Chinese scam bosses, and have become very rich.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
In this particular dystopia, civilization has crumbled into a desertscape ruled by petty warlords and scavenger gangs.
From Salon • May 12, 2025
Instead, it brings the 17th century society vividly to life through a historically accurate spoken and visual language, which includes thousands of costumes for warlords, armies, peasants, courtesans and a bunch of shipwrecked European sailors.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024
Mariam had first heard of the Taliban two years before, in October 1994, when Rasheed had brought home news that they had overthrown the warlords in Kandahar and taken the city.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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Africa - Middle School
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Africa - High School
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Introductory
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