This was achieved Achieve either by subsidiary alliances between the Company and local rulers or by direct military annexation .

The subsidiary alliances created Creating the princely states of the Hindu maharajas and the Muslim nawabs .

Cortés made Causation alliances with tributaries city-states ( `` altepetl '' ) of the Aztec Empire as well as their political rivals , particularly the Tlaxcalteca and Texcocans , a former partner in the Aztec Triple Alliance .

Raids across the border were common , as were intermixing Cause_to_amalgamate alliances between local nobles on both sides of the frontier .

Sihanouk 's supposedly neutralist policy has its roots traced back to the independence struggle against French colonialism where the Prince forged alliances with several anti-French guerilla groups , both Leftists and Rightists .

During the course of the fighting Hostile_encounter , alliances shifted Change rapidly and unpredictably .

At Enter The Dragon/Open the Historic Gate two months prior , Mike Quackenbush , after competing Competition in an eight-man tag team match Competition , came to Motion the ring following his match Competition to give Giving a monologue , known as a promo , to the live crowd in attendance , only to be interrupted Hindering by rival from DGUSA , Yamato , leading to an assault , which saw Self_motion Quackenbush 's ally , Jigsaw , come to Motion his aide , which prompted Causation Gran Akuma , to interfere Hindering himself , aiding Assistance Yamato ; this prompted Causation a tag team match Competition between the two respective alliances at Untouchable .

Additionally , the president vowed Commitment to keep existing alliances strong , emphasized the economic recovery and the end of wars Hostile_encounter , and stated Statement that `` no one has a greater stake in a peaceful world than its most powerful nation '' .

Due to complex regional alliances , the war was a major episode in Cold War tensions involving the United States , the Soviet Union and the People 's Republic of China .

Petén was divided into different Maya polities engaged Participation in a complex web of alliances and enmities .

It followed Motion centuries of conflict Hostile_encounter over this territory , first among Native American tribes , and then with the added shifting alliances among the tribes and the European powers of France and Great Britain , and their colonials .

The growing dissatisfaction with Chávez among those in the military due to his aggressive manner and alliances with Cuba and paramilitaries also led Causation multiple officers to call Request on Chávez to resign Change_of_leadership .

The division created Creating polarizing sectional alliances and culminated Process_end in countless local feuds , the most well-known of which has been called the Cochise County feud or the Earp–Clanton feud , which included the historic Gunfight at the O.K .

Regional alliances also tended to shift Change , sometimes forcibly , when one party gained Getting the upper hand in a certain territory over the other .

After the ascension of Matthias as Holy Roman Emperor , his new chancellor , Melchior Klesl , hoped to dissolve Destroying the religious alliances of the time — the Protestant Union and the Catholic League — and bring Bringing people of all faiths back under the authority of the Emperor .

Brazil next secured the south-western flank by signing Sign_agreement defensive alliances with Paraguay and Bolivia .