tributary state
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A state that is subject to another and has to pay regular tribute to the latter as a…
A state that is subject to another and has to pay regular tribute to the latter as a token of submission.
- Korea is often referred to as a model Chinese tributary state. Indeed, it would be difficult to exaggerate the importance of Korea's tributary relations with China in the development of Korean political institutions and higher culture.
- In 1384 Bulgaria became a tributary state, and in 1391 was, after the battle of Nicopolis, definitely incorporated as a province of the Turkish Empire. Repeated efforts have been made for independence, the last in 1841.
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