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Example sentences for: reign

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The temple was originally part of the larger Zhengjue Temple complex (built during the reign of Ming Emperor Yongle in the 1420s and sacked by Western troops in 1860 and 1900).
During his reign Palestine flourished, but his successors proved less able, and over the next four centuries the country continuously declined to become a virtual backwater.
The name is found before his reign and perhaps means fort on a slope.
And Abubakar is clearly making the transition to Western political values--he summed up his predecessor's reign of corruption and false imprisonment thus: "mistakes have been made."
Road-building and airport construction progressed during his reign.