The discord dates back to the 1800s, when an expanding Russian empire managed to wrest control of most of what is modern-day Azerbaijan from Iran.
Getting a good price and retaining control of his empire, Mr Halim appeared happy to accept the bid.
In exchange for the face-saving loan, he relinquished control of his empire.
Greenberg has told friends he is contemplating a proxy fight to fire the board that betrayed him and retake control of the empire he erected.
There's no question of who's firmly in control of her empire.
Enter tree lover Peter L. Malkin, a real-estate heavyweight perhaps best known for his lengthy battle with Leona Helmsley over control of the Empire State Building.
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Retaining control of his expanding empire remains a major concern for O'Reilly ( see sidebar ).
Now both the Sith Empire and Galactic Republic seek to control these dangerous weapons for themselves.
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Nearly 2, 000 years ago, at a time when Egypt was under the control of the Roman Empire, a young woman with an elaborate hairstyle was laid to rest only yards away from a king's pyramid, researchers report.
In April 2011, control of the Quinn business empire passed into the hands of the IBRC.
Exactly a year later, Sean Quinn Sr lost control of his entire business empire when it passed into the hands of the IBRC.
Mr Quinn, 63, was stripped of control of his manufacturing and insurance business empire in April.
Fermanagh businessman Mr Quinn, 64, was stripped of control of his manufacturing and insurance business empire in April and owes billions of pounds.
However, the true measure of success for Empire State Realty Trust will be the outstanding risk control that I found to be a uniquely identifiable feature for the four generations of owners.
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The conflict could affect whether Murdoch keeps control of the British part of his media empire.
Adolf Merckle, the founder of a drugs, cement and engineering conglomerate, committed suicide on January 5th after burdening his empire with heavy debts and misguided financial gambles that ultimately cost his family control.
But he never attacked the Murdoch empire or any other newspaper group by name and although he believed the media was out of control, he always resisted calls from within his own inner circle to take them on.
Empire-building CEOs from the 1970s through the 1990s craved not only cheap real estate but total control of their environments.
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