I suspect connivance, perhaps an upcoming effort by the eastern powers to take over some southern territory.

In 1959, a large southern territory was made into the municipality of Ampatuan.

They used this gimmick in various southern territories until 1969.

The head of the southern territories' government during this time was in effect the company's regional administrator.

After returning from Nootka the expeditionary efforts focused on the southern territories.

For long periods the southern territories were under Greek Byzantine control.

I had imagined them to be something other in nature than the everyday people of the southern territories.

Many Catholic villages were effectively transplanted into southern territory.

Dutch historians see it as their nadir in the 19th century, for the loss of the southern territories shook the nation's confidence.

As time passed that kingdom incorporated others to the southern territories.