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  • 91conquest — noun 1) the conquest of the Aztecs Syn: defeat, vanquishment, annihilation, overthrow, subjugation, rout, mastery, crushing; victory over, triumph over 2) their conquest of the valley Syn: seizure …

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  • 92The rise of Jat power — ’ (king) was conferred upon him in 1724. [Dr P.L. Vishwakarma, The Jats, I, Ed Dr Vir Singh, (Delhi:2004), 116] In past Jats always rose against tyranny, injustice, economic and social exploitations and were never overawed by claims of racial or… …

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  • 93conquest — con|quest [ kaŋ,kwest ] noun * 1. ) singular or uncount the process of taking control of land or people during a war: the Spanish conquest of Peru a ) count the land or people that a more powerful army or government has taken control of during a… …

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  • 95Conquest of Tunis — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Conquest of Tunis caption= partof=the Ottoman Habsburg wars and the Portuguese Turkish Wars date=1535 place=Tunis result=Ottomans lose Tunis combatant1= combatant2= commander1=| commander2= strength1=Total men:… …

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  • 96Conquest of Tunis (1534) — Historic map of Tunis by Piri Reis …

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  • 97conquest — noun 1) the conquest of the Aztecs Syn: defeat, overthrow, subjugation 2) their conquest of the territory Syn: seizure, takeover, capture, occupation, invasion, annexation 3) …

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  • 98conquest — A method by which a nation may acquire territory in the absence of treaties or conventions to the contrary. 30 Am J Rev ed Internat L. § 41; 54 Am J1st US § 78. The acquisition of property otherwise than by inheritance or conveyance in manner… …

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  • 99conquest — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) the act of defeating an army or taking land by fighting: the Norman Conquest 2 (C) land that is won in a war: French conquests in Asia 3 (C) often humorous someone that you have persuaded to love you or to have sex… …

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  • 100conquest — con•quest [[t]ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ [/t]] n. 1) the act or process of conquering 2) the winning of favor, love, etc 3) a person whose favor, affection, etc., has been won 4) anything acquired by conquering 5) why the Conquest Norman Conquest •… …

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