The ruler, Sultan Amhara, was killed in the battle for the capital city of Khaibar.

The local Sardinian ruler, Salusio, the judge of Cagliari, was killed in the fighting and the organised resistance broke down.

In AD 1734, the ruler of Kayamkulam was killed in battle.

When the rulers of the planet were nearly killed while my guests, you can imagine that my interest in Nadorian politics was suddenly rather accelerated.

Even when their rulers have been captured or killed, the ordinary people began to carry on the fight.

In 1976, General Obasanjo found himself Nigeria's military ruler after his superior, a northern general, was killed during an attempted coup.

A great ruler of Albania, he and Duke Briseo were killed by Count Adolfo during the latter's takeover.

The hereditary rulers had mostly been killed in that war, and the population decimated; the memories of that time were still strong.

The last ruler, Suparua, was killed by his ministers.

The ruler of Tlatelolco is killed and replaced by a military governor, and it loses its independence in the process.