Examples of vassals in the following topics:
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- In exchange for the use of the fief and the protection of the lord, the vassal would provide some sort of service to the lord.
- Before a lord could grant land (a fief) to someone, he had to make that person a vassal.
- During homage, the lord and vassal entered into a contract in which the vassal promised to fight for the lord at his command, while the lord agreed to protect the vassal from external forces.
- The vassal's principal obligation to the lord was "aid," or military service.
- The vassal's obligations could also involve providing "counsel," so that if the lord faced a major decision he would summon all his vassals and hold a council.
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- These two regions offered valuable resources and would serve as vassal-states over time as Genghis gained power over these two large territories.
- The Xia Dynasty also shared a complex history with the neighboring Jin Dynasty, even serving as a vassal state to the Jin for a period before the arrival of Mongol forces.
- Long before the Mongol invasions, Jin leaders took vassal tribute from the Mongolian tribes along their shared border.
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- The Mali Empire was an empire in West Africa that lasted from 1230 to 1600 and profoundly influenced the culture of the region through the spread of its language, laws, and customs along lands adjacent to the Niger River, as well as other areas consisting of numerous vassal kingdoms and provinces.
- It was the largest empire in West Africa and profoundly influenced the culture of the region through the spread of its language, laws, and customs along lands adjacent to the Niger River, as well as other areas consisting of numerous vassal kingdoms and provinces.
- In approximately 1140, the Sosso kingdom of Kaniaga, a former vassal of Wagadou, began conquering the lands of its old masters.
- The Mali Empire was the largest in West Africa, and profoundly influenced the culture of the region through the spread of its language, laws, and customs along lands adjacent to the Niger River, as well as other areas consisting of numerous vassal kingdoms and provinces.
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- The Persians divided Phoenicia into four vassal kingdoms: Sidon, Tyre, Arwad, and Byblos.
- Though these vassal kingdoms prospered and furnished fleets for the Persian kings, Phoenician influence declined after this period.
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- Although the invasions of Burma in 1277, 1283, and 1287 forced the population to eventually capitulate, they were never more than a vassal state.
- Similarly, the Yuan forces invaded Sakhalin Island off the coast of modern-day Russia multiple times between 1264 and 1308, and the various tribal groups also eventually became a vassals after long years of turmoil.
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- However, the native Egyptian vassal rulers installed by Esarhaddon as puppets were unable to effectively retain full control for long without Assyrian aid.
- Two years later, Taharqa returned from Nubia and seized control of a section of southern Egypt as far north as Memphis from Esarhaddon's local vassals.
- A native Egyptian ruler, Psammetichus I, was placed on the throne as a vassal of Ashurbanipal.
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- Having been victorious in Egypt, the Assyrians installed a series of vassals known as the Saite kings of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty.
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the 7th century BCE, a group of ancient Iranian people had established the
Median Empire, a vassal state under the Assyrian Empire that later tried to gain its
independence in the 8th century BCE.
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- Guyenne posed a significant problem to the kings of France and England; Edward III was a vassal of Philip VI of France and was required to recognize the sovereignty of the king of France over Guyenne.
- Edward had inherited the duchy of Aquitaine, and as duke of Aquitaine he was a vassal to Philip VI of France.
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- Assyrian domination continued until c. 1050 BCE, with the two reigning Babylonian kings regarded as vassals of Assyria.