in bulgaria the powerful house of shishman ruled Legal_rulings over the vidin province in the west , while in the east balik established Creating a quasi-independent despotate of dobruja .

In 1330 Serbian forces defeated Conquering Bulgarian ones , led by Emperor Michail Shishman at Velbazhd effectively raising Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the country to the status of the most powerful state in the region .

Circa mid 14th century the Balkans were politically disunited into a number of small states frequently in competition Competition with each other and there was no single strong entity with a powerful enough army to withstand Defending the Muslim invaders .

In addition , the pro-Khurasani policies followed by al-Ma'mun 's powerful chief minister , al-Fadl ibn Sahl , and al-Ma'mun 's espousal of an Alid succession in the person of Ali al-Ridha , alienated Influence the traditional Baghdad élites , who saw themselves increasingly marginalized Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale .

But the Turks erected Building powerful batteries and strengthened Cause_change_of_strength their fortifications with the help Assistance of General Sebastiani and French engineers .

He would attempt to lead Causation Sercey into believing that the convoy was formed Coming_to_be not from lightly armed East Indiamen , but from the powerful ships of the line that the Indiamen resembled Change_sentiment .

Admiral François Darlan , commander of the French Navy , promised Commitment the British that the fleet would remain under French control Control but Winston Churchill and the War Cabinet judged Deciding that the fleet was too powerful to risk Risk an Axis take-over Conquering .

Due to controversy about constitutional amendments , the HoR refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to take office from GNC in Tripoli , which was controlled Control by powerful militias from the western coastal city of Misrata .

`` Desde Que Te Perdí '' is both a slow Change_event_time builder and slow Change_event_time burner , with layers of guitars and strings supporting Supporting Monge 's expressive and powerful voice .

He has ties to a Sunni organization that enjoys good relations with Lebanon 's powerful Shiite Hezbollah militant group .

The project was an ambitious and risky venture Self_motion aiming Aiming to conquer Conquering , with a thousand men , a kingdom with a larger regular army and a more powerful navy .

at sea , the powerful royal navy blockaded Besieging american ports , cutting off Bodily_harm trade and allowing Preventing_or_letting the british to raid Attack the coast at will .

As such , with the Western Allies making final preparations for their powerful offensive into the German heartland , victory was imminent .

at dawn on september 17 , maj. gen. joseph hooker 's corps mounted Process_start a powerful assault Attack on lee 's left flank .

Typhoon Zeb , known in the Philippines as Typhoon Iliang , was a powerful typhoon that struck Attack the island of Luzon in October 1998 .

Typhoon Dianmu , known in the Philippines as Typhoon Helen , was a powerful typhoon Catastrophe that struck southeastern Japan during the 2004 Pacific typhoon season .

On 10 April , Ita intensified Cause_change_of_strength rapidly into a powerful Category 5 system on the Australian Scale , but it weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a Category 4 system in the hours immediately preceding Process_start landfall the following day .

Meteorologists noted Statement the system had , at that time , begun Process_start an eyewall replacement cycle ; as a result Causation , the system was considerably less powerful than various intensity Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale scales hadpredicted .

Detonated Attack on March 1 , 1954 , the device was the most powerful nuclear device detonated Attack by the United States and its first lithium deuteride fueled Supply thermonuclear weapon .

At the time , it was the most powerful artificial explosion in history .

Supposing his target to be a fleet of powerful warships he turned Becoming to escape Escaping and the British commander , Captain Rowley Bulteel , immediately ordered Request a pursuit Self_motion .

To preserve Preserving the impression of warships he also ordered Request four of his most powerful East Indiamen to join Participation the chase Self_motion .

The Task Force Helmand commander , Brig Gordon Messenger called Name_conferral Operation Diesel a `` clinical precision strike '' that had `` a powerful disruptive effect on known insurgent and narcotics networks in the area '' .

The London Docklands bombing Attack ( also known as the South Quay bombing Attack or erroneously referred Name_conferral to as the Canary Wharf bombing Attack ) occurred Presence on 9 February 1996 , when the Provisional Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) detonated Committing_crime a powerful truck bomb in South Quay ( which is outside Canary Wharf ) .

A few months later , the IRA detonated Committing_crime another , more powerful truck bomb in Manchester .

These men became Becoming among the wealthiest and most politically powerful in the state and the nation .

The other remnant al-Andalus states ( the `` taifas '' ) of the once powerful Caliphate of Córdoba had long been conquered Conquering by the Christians .

Still , Granada was wealthy and powerful , and the Christian kingdoms were divided and fought Quarreling amongst themselves .

As Isabella had married Forming_relationships Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 , this meant that the two powerful kingdoms of Castile and Aragon would stand Placing united , free from inter-Christian war Hostile_encounter which had helped Assistance Granada survive .

On 23 May , a day after Saleh refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to sign Sign_agreement the transition agreement , Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar , the head of the Hashid tribal federation , one of the most powerful tribes in the country , declared Expressing_publicly support Supporting for the opposition and his armed Bearing_arms supporters came into conflict Hostile_encounter with loyalist security forces in the capital Sanaʽa .

`` Forte '' was an exceptionally large and powerful ship engaged Hostile_encounter on a commerce raiding operation Military_operation against British merchant shipping Sending off the port of Calcutta in British India .

A new phase of the wars broke out Process_start in 1469 after the Earl of Warwick , the most powerful noble in the country , withdrew Escaping his support for Edward and threw Self_motion it behind the Lancastrian cause .

The 1996 Andhra Pradesh cyclone Catastrophe ( also known as Cyclone Catastrophe 07B ) was a small but powerful storm Catastrophe that left heavy damage Damaging in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh .

A powerful Atlantic tropical cyclone that wrought Bringing destruction Destroying in the Leeward Islands and Bermuda , Gonzalo was the seventh named Name_conferral storm Catastrophe , sixth and final hurricane Catastrophe and only the second major hurricane Catastrophe of the below-average 2014 Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe season .

The Third Crusade ( 1189–1192 ) was an attempt by the leaders of the three most powerful states of Western Christianity ( England , France , and the Holy Roman Empire ) to reconquer Conquering the Holy Land following the capture Conquering of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan , Saladin , in 1187 .

Typhoon Saomai , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Juan , was considered Agree_or_refuse_to_act the most powerful typhoon on record to strike the east coast of the People 's Republic of China .

saomai affected Influence many of the same areas affected by tropical storm bilis a month earlier , and the china meteorological administration reported Reporting that saomai was the strongest typhoon that ever occurred Coming_to_be over china 's offshore region as well as the most powerful typhoon ever to make landfall Self_motion over mainland china .

But despite major gains , the rebels failed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to topple the government during the eight days of fighting and small scale clashes Hostile_encounter continued until 22 May , when the government launched Attack a major offensive to retake Control the city , as Islamist forces had mostly withdrawn Escaping into the Central Region and the government was now backed by powerful warlord Indho Ade .

In Melbourne the rain Bodily_harm cleared Emptying in the afternoon and a very good set was performed Hold by Tool in front of a fairly large crowd , the music enhanced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale by a very powerful sound system .

The Cold War Hostile_encounter had a powerful disintegrative effect on Lebanon , which was closely linked Connect to the polarization that preceded Process_start the 1958 political crisis , since Maronites sided Communication with the West while leftist and pan-Arab groups sided Communication with Soviet-aligned Arab countries .

Counting on the solidarity of the political elites of two other powerful states , ( Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul ) , the politicians from São Paulo expected a quick war Military_operation .

British reinforcements were hastily despatched Sending to the area but the French were blockading Besieging Île Bourbon in force and the arriving Arriving reinforcements were in constant danger of attack by more powerful French units .

On 27 and 28 June and again on 7 July heavy rain events Catastrophe occurred Presence from powerful thunderstorms that gathered Come_together strength as they travelled Self_motion across mainland Britain .

Cyclone Geralda ( also known as Intense Tropical Cyclone Geralda ) was a powerful tropical cyclone Catastrophe that caused Causation catastrophic damage Damaging in Madagascar in late January 1994 , among the strongest to hit Bodily_harm the country .

Thus the presence of a powerful Spanish squadron at Manila posed a threat Warning to the China Fleet , an annual convoy of East Indiaman merchant ships from Macau in Qing Dynasty China to Britain , which was of vital economic importance to Britain .

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 '' .

Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Hellen of March 2014 was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones Catastrophe in the Mozambique Channel on record , as well as the most intense of the 2013–14 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season .

The former capital , Belize City , was buffeted Motion by strong winds and flooded Motion by a powerful storm surge .

hurricane allen was an extremely powerful cape verde hurricane Catastrophe that struck Attack the caribbean , eastern and northern mexico , and southern texas in august 1980 .

upon reaching Arriving the eastern seaboard , the cyclone Catastrophe turned Becoming northeastward and intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a powerful nor'easter Catastrophe .