imperial guard

collocation in English

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imperial
adjective
uk
/ɪmˈpɪə.ri.əl/us
/ɪmˈpɪr.i.əl/
belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that ...
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guard
noun[C]
uk
/ɡɑːd/us
/ɡɑːrd/
a person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal ...
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(Definition ofimperialandguardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The emissaries all decided to stay despite the lack of stipends; they largely became military officers and soldiers, strengthening theimperialguardcorps while reducing public expense.
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As the crowd surges towards the gates of the palace, the imperial guards brutally repulse them, pushing a blind old man to the ground.
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Then he joined the imperial guards in 1946.
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In 1975, he was made lieutenant general and was appointed commander of the imperial guards in 1976.
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In 941, he was recalled to serve as the disciplinary officer for the imperial guards.
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Further, he was harsh with theimperialguardsoldiers, often putting soldiers to death.
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He continued to hunt repeatedly, and therefore neglected his duties serving in the rotation ofimperialguardcommanders.
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He graduated in 1810 at the age of seventeen and joined theimperialguard.
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In this period, he also held various posts in theimperialguardand as a regional administrator.
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Pasteur then built his laboratory in the former location of theimperialguardhouse.
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Thisimperialguard, all of them belonging to the nobility, reached a size of 10,000.
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Forming the two wings on the two sides of the emperor's elephants, marched in good order the whole of theimperialguard.
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Thisimperialguard, all of them belonging to the nobility, reached a size of 10,000 strong.
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He also obtained various other positions during this period, including general of theimperialguard.
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There were two regiments of line cavalry and one regiment ofimperialguardcavalry.
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During this period, he held various positions in theimperialguardand as a provincial governor.
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He was thereafter recalled to the imperial government to serve as animperialguardgeneral.
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Bulgarian scholars interpret the role of the "megas tzaousios" as the head of theimperialguardand a chief assistant of the "megas primikerios".
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Tian then adopted the five of them as sons, and put them directly under his command without incorporating them into theimperialguardcommand structure.
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He served as director of the and in theimperialguardbefore finally making "sangi" and joining the "kugy" in 844, ten years after his younger brother.
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