The king controlled every aspect of the lives and even the deaths of the ahosi.

Power and term decisions, the hi&h cunningly divided: the king controlled short- priest those on which the long-term welfare of the people depended.

It was supposed to be a symbol of how the king controlled the volcano, and it impressed most people as it had been designed to.

But the new "king" controlled just a small area around the capital, and had no real army.

The king controlled a land divided into shires and hundreds, on which taxation was assessed and levied.

From then on the castle became crown property and was an important base from which the king could control the northern barons.

The little king started, wide-eyed with consternation, but controlled himself and held his peace; but not so the woman.

The yangban and the king, in an uneasy balance, controlled the central government and military institutions.

"I thought that the queen or king of the court controlled the time difference," I said.

The Assyrian kings controlled a large kingdom at three different times in history.