These anachronistic details don't bear much connection to the Shirvanshahs, but they do hint at how the buildings have managed to survive the political vicissitudes brought on by history.

Students of Irish history will find a metaphor for that country's devastating political vicissitudes in the early part of this century.

Owing largely to political vicissitudes that occurred in France during the 1790s, Versailles succumbed to further degradations.

On the way, I remarked upon Trieste's many political, economic and military vicissitudes, which have given it a rich heritage.

But by stretching out the plan-writing process through the middle of an election year, the Governor has also increased the possibility that political vicissitudes will play a part.

The two last are really conterminous; and in both are tall and ancient trees that have outlived a thousand political vicissitudes.

The administration of Ishkhanian (1918-1919) was full of political vicissitudes.

For these reasons of political vicissitude, in later centuries Christianity suffered an almost total eclipse in Asia until the modern period.

Throughout the waxing and waning of the Armenian's political vicissitudes, monasticism remained a central aspect of their spiritual life.

(See, however, further p. 62 on the political vicissitudes of the fourth-century city.)