Regarding the scene before him with the calmness of a stoic, sits the grey-bearded old Ambân in his chair of state, quietly smoking a long pipe, while beside him kneel his weeping daughters, all conscious of their coming fate.
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Amban
Synonyms for "amban"
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14 translations across 12 languages.
Buryat
1 entries- амбан noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 按班 noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
- 昂邦 noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
French
1 entries- amban noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
German
1 entries- Amban noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- амбал noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
Manchu
1 entries- ᠠᠮᠪᠠᠨ noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
Mongolian
1 entries- амбан noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
Portuguese
1 entries- Amban noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
Russian
2 entries- амба́н noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
- амба́нь noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
Spanish
1 entries- amban noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཨམ་བན noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
Uyghur
1 entries- ئامبال noun (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
In 1846 Messrs. Huc and Gabet, two French Lazarist Fathers, visited Lhasa from the north, and stayed two and a half months, when they were expelled through the influence of the Chinese Amban.
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Although he was received there by a guard of honour of sorts, Elias found the amban, or senior Chinese official, openly hostile.
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