1. This time, there was no question of nominal suzerainty: El Cid was virtually King of Valencia, though uncrowned.

2. China had the suzerainty over Ryukyu since Ming Dynasty.

3. An independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium, Korea was occupied by Japan in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War.

4. This marked the first time China's sovereignty over Tibet was altered into suzerainty in international documents.

5. He did not ask for independence and never attempted to repudiate the suzerainty of the sultan.

6. To the east lay border regions - Berry and Auvergne - where even the Duke's nominal suzerainty was at times doubtful.

7. In the negotiation about Ryukyu problem, Li Hongzhang's delay policy further impaired Qing's suzerainty.

8. Through this , Tibet enjoyed a high degree of autonomy under suzerainty of China.

9. For political and economic self - interest, these democracies instead continued to accept Chinese suzerainty over Tibet.

1. This marked the first time China's sovereignty over Tibet was altered into suzerainty in international documents.