At the time of his birth, Rwanda was a German colony, but the Mwami still had considerable power as the colonial authorities ruled indirectly through him.

The British chose to rule indirectly through local kings and chiefs, exacerbating ethnic divisions for political expediency.

Further, the Plantagenet dynasty had been assigned Ireland by Laudabiliter in 1155 and indirectly ruled much of the eastern part of the island.

At this point Bruce directly or indirectly ruled much of eastern and mid-Ulster.

Mr. Aristide gives every indication of intending to rule indirectly through him, perhaps by having himself designated prime minister.

The Mwata Kazembes had some influence in the colonial era because the British colonial administration ruled indirectly through chiefs.

They indirectly ruled the indigenes and managed the land cultivation.

British policy was to rule indirectly through African leaders.

In the North, the British found it convenient to rule indirectly through the Emirs, thus perpetuating rather than changing the indigenous authoritarian political system.

He ruled indirectly over an ethnically diverse collection of small polities and chieftainships.