The islands passed to the Byzantines in A.D. 395 and were briefly conquered by the Goths before being retaken by Byzantium.

It was briefly conquered by forces loyal to Afonso Henriques around 1166, a action that was repeated in successive years with Moorish capture and recapture of the strategic point.

The castle was briefly conquered in 1249 following the Toggenburg fratricide and again in 1290 during the rule of the anti-Abbot Konrad von Gundelfingen in St. Gallen.

The two mosques were briefly conquered by the Crusaders in the 11th century, but returned to Muslim control in the next century.

The ancient and secretive Buddhist country of Bhutan was briefly conquered by its neighbor, Bangladesh, for the purpose of becoming a leadership haven.

It was briefly conquered by Saladin, but retaken by the Crusaders in 1191.

The theme was briefly conquered by the Seljuk Turks in the 1070s, but most of its territory was recovered by John Doukas with the help of the First Crusade (1096-1099).

In the late 19th century, Nonouti was briefly conquered by the king of Abemama, Tembinok'.

Solomon Suzin-in 1831, Palestine was briefly conquered by Egypt under Muhammad Ali.

It was affected by the Mongol Golden Horde raids in 1242 and was briefly conquered by Byzantine troops during the reign of Tsar Ivailo (1278-1280).