Such missions and envoys operate in many areas of the world as well as in the post-Soviet space. |
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A delegation of 40 Onondaga envoys arrived to negotiate a cease-fire and were seized and sent back to France as slaves. |
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The envoys carried papal bulls for peace with Robert I, and for the reconciliation of Lancaster and the king. |
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In another audacious move he sent envoys to the Crusader leaders in Acre asking for safe passage and the right to purchase supplies. |
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It is hard to think of people more demure in rhetorical comportment than senior envoys of the UN or the British Foreign Office. |
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The moment he detected any possible weaknesses in the statements of his envoys in Pakistan or elsewhere he was swift to countermand them. |
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Back then, envoys from both powers criss-crossed this territory, hoping to curry favour with the regional potentates. |
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Notably, the document signaled that the new administration would eschew the use of special diplomatic envoys. |
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Most efforts to cut deals go through the drivers' spotters, who then act like diplomatic envoys, clustered together high atop the stands. |
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Diplomatic immunity dates from antiquity when the Greek Government extended special status to foreign envoys. |
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Prior to the amendment, the president had the prerogative to appoint ambassadors or accept foreign envoys. |
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He probably could send envoys to most UIA deputies and argue them out of supporting him. |
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William III, after 1688, had twelve resident ambassadors as well as envoys and agents. |
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All of the Royal Guard was turned out for the Jovian envoys and he was in charge of it all. |
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It is hard to think of people more demure in rhetorical comportment than senior envoys of the United Nations or of the British foreign office. |
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The counsel therefore by President Mwanawasa on the need for envoys to be above board and avoid being caught up in a web of scandals is valid and should be paid heed to. |
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Consequently, in 1564 Elizabeth agreed to open discussions with the Austrians and soon afterwards she authorised envoys and councillors to negotiate a matrimonial treaty. |
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An alternative opposition government must include an opposition Cabinet, envoys and ambassadors in every sphere of diplomatic activity and relations and an alternative budget. |
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I have a strong faith in the role of all women, as envoys of good practice, enabling and empowering our communities to take control of our future. |
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Cultural ambassadors act as envoys for what's best in America. |
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Another shows six slaves and the other two show rows of courtiers and visiting envoys, including representatives of Britain, France, the Ottoman Empire, Sind and Arabia. |
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Because of this, the peacekeeping forces have been blocking Muslims from leaving on envoys out of the country. |
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When Monteczuma's envoys came to Tabasco to find out information about Cortes, they spoke only Nahuatl while Cortes's Spanish translator spoke only Mayan. |
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It also records Zhu Liang, Zhou Man, Hong Bao, Yang Zhen, and Zhang Da as deputy envoys. |
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The Changle inscription repeats this, but adds Li Xing and Wu Zhong as deputy envoys. |
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The treasure fleet conducted the transport of the many foreign envoys to China and back, but some envoys traveled independently. |
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From his fourth voyage, he brought envoys from thirty states who traveled to China and paid their respects at the Ming court. |
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Yisaur sent envoys to Aleppo to demand submission of tribute, which Malik agreed to pay. |
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To secure the southern front, Kublai attempted a diplomatic resolution and sent envoys to Hangzhou, but Jia broke his promise and arrested them. |
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He constructed some hostels and decreed that only imperial envoys could receive a stipend. |
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In addition, during Zheng He's expeditions, his fleet often returned with foreign envoys bearing tribute. |
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Thus even Scythians and Sarmatians sent envoys to seek the friendship of Rome. |
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They were received at the courts of sultans, kings, and princes, and often were employed as ambassadors, envoys, or agents. |
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From Malindi, da Cunha sent envoys to Ethiopia, which at the time was thought to be closer than it actually is. |
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There in Ormuz, Afonso remained, engaging in diplomatic efforts and receiving envoys while becoming increasingly ill. |
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The following night, the Portuguese again sent two envoys to the Chinese fleet, but were met with a brief bombardment. |
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Smaller states would send and receive envoys, who were a rung below ambassador. |
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In August 1671, Muscovite envoys administered the oath of allegiance and the Cossacks swore loyalty to the tsar. |
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No other city in Germany participates in this exchange of envoys, and in Britain, only one other town, Wigan, receives and sends an envoy. |
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Several maritime Asian nations sent envoys with tribute for the Chinese emperor. |
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Clarendon ordered the English envoys at Breda to sign a peace quickly, as Charles feared an open revolt. |
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It stressed that although foreign envoys were welcome, any decisions were the perogative of the Egyptian government. |
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It was typical of Cossacks to engage in piracy on the Sea of Azov or the Caspian Sea and to rob various envoys and Russian or Persian merchants. |
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I've discovered the Lord doesn't need lackeys, lieutenants, minions, representatives and envoys to carry His water and discharge His affairs. |
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Instead the Scottish parliament sent envoys to France to negotiate an alliance. |
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Valentinian died of an apoplexy while personally shouting at envoys of Germanic leaders. |
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After a year of resistance the EIC surrendered in 1690, and the company sent envoys to Aurangzeb's camp to plead for a pardon. |
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The company's envoys had to prostrate themselves before the emperor, pay a large indemnity, and promise better behaviour in the future. |
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To lay foundations for a new beginning, envoys of the States General appeared in November 1660 with the Dutch Gift. |
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Parliamentarians of several of these countries condemned the action, and Iran and Pakistan called in their British envoys to protest formally. |
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There is a surviving letter from the French king dated 7 November 1300 to his envoys in Rome demanding that they should help Sir William. |
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Llywelyn restored his lands to Rhys, but the king's envoys approached Maredudd and offered him Rhys's lands if he would change sides. |
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Isabella, with Edward's envoys, carried out negotiations with the French in late March. |
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The envoys boarded three treasure ships and set sail from Sumatra to the port of Aden. |
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Charles ordered the English envoys at Breda to sign a peace quickly with the Dutch, as he feared an open revolt against him. |
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However, Yuan Shikai sent envoys to Japanese generals several times to deliver foodstuffs and alcoholic drinks. |
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During this expedition one of Muhammad's envoys Dihyah bin Khalifa Kalbi was attacked, Muhammad sent Zayd ibn Haritha to help him. |
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In 1292, The Mongols sent envoys to Singhasari Kingdom in Java to ask for submission to Mongol rule. |
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Singhasari rejected the proposal and injured the envoys, enraged the Mongols and made them sent a large invasion fleet to Java. |
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Discovering their location from some peace envoys they had sent to him, he lured them into battle near the Tsibritsa by a stratagem. |
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More envoys were sent in 1507 to Ethiopia, after Socotra was taken by the Portuguese. |
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After the fleet's return, rulers of 18 countries sent envoys bearing tribute to the Ming court. |
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The envoys of the 16 different states were escorted to their homelands by the treasure fleet. |
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They brought with them envoys from Siam, Semudera, Aden, and other countries, who bore tribute in local products. |
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Admiral Zheng He came back with envoys from 11 countries, including one from Mecca. |
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North Korean envoys are to meet Lee Myung-Bak, the South Korean president, during their visit to Seoul to mourn the death of the South's former leader. |
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In Goa, envoys of the Pope were arrested and sent back to Portugal. |
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More envoys were sent in 1507, after Socotra was taken by the Portuguese. |
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Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan's envoys backed Tokhta's son against Ozbeg. |
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States in Luzon, Sulu, Sumatra, and Brunei all established diplomatic relations with the Ming Empire and exchanged envoys and sent tribute to the Yongle Emperor. |
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The movement of people, such as refugees, artists, craftsmen, missionaries, robbers, and envoys, resulted in the exchange of religions, art, languages, and new technologies. |
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The French king maintained envoys in Brittany, alliances contracted by local lords often overlapped and there was no specific Breton consciousness. |
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The clergy were seen to have an elevated status among ordinary people and this was partly due to their closeness with God, being his envoys on earth. |
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Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical History of the Kings of Britain goes into great detail concerning Lucius and names the pope's envoys to him as Fagan and Duvian. |
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