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First of the national rulers to take the title of sei-i tai-shogun (“barbarian-subduing great general”), Minamoto expanded and consolidated his power by confiscating lands from some of the defeated Taira and redistributing them to his samurai vassals.
Sparta attempted to govern the city through a council of 30 men, known as the “Thirty Tyrants,” who spent most of their time persecuting opponents and confiscating property.
Last year, Arafat cracked down on Hamas after a string of bombings in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, arresting more than 1,200 suspected terrorists, destroying Hamas safe houses, and confiscating its weapons caches.
"Other than confiscating a single tractor last week--returned to its owner yesterday--the army has taken no action to stop the construction," the paper said.
The two papers note that violent clashes broke out in the Palestinian-controlled city of Ramallah, resulting in the death of one Fatah member, after Palestinian security forces, pursuant to the new agreement, raided the Fatah headquarters there, confiscating documents and weapons and making five arrests."