Yassa legal code (attributed)
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The Yassa legal code (attributed) is a reputed but partially legendary set of laws and decrees associated with Genghis Khan that supposedly governed the Mongol Empire’s military, social, and administrative life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinggisid law | 1 |
| Yassa legal code (attributed) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical tradition
ⓘ
legal code ⓘ legendary legal code ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mongol Empire
ⓘ
Mongol Empire administration (historically) ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol imperial administration
Mongol military organization ⓘ steppe legal traditions ⓘ |
| attributedAuthorRole | supreme khan ⓘ |
| containsProvisionsOn |
adultery
ⓘ
loyalty to the khan ⓘ military desertion ⓘ organization of the army into decimal units ⓘ punishments for disobedience ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ taxation and tribute ⓘ theft ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Mongol legal and military discipline ⓘ |
| documentationStatus |
known from later and secondary sources
ⓘ
not preserved in full ⓘ |
| enforcementAuthority |
Genghis Khan
ⓘ
Mongol imperial officials ⓘ |
| geographicScope | territories of the Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| governedDomain |
administrative life of the Mongol Empire
ⓘ
military life of the Mongol Empire ⓘ social life of the Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Great Yassa
ⓘ
Yassa ⓘ
surface form:
Yasa
Yasaq ⓘ Yassa ⓘ |
| historicity |
disputed
ⓘ
partially legendary ⓘ |
| influenced | later perceptions of Mongol law ⓘ |
| isAttributedTo | Genghis Khan ⓘ |
| languageContext | Mongolian cultural sphere ⓘ |
| legalScope |
administrative regulations
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ military discipline ⓘ social conduct rules ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Arabic historical chronicles
ⓘ
Persian historical chronicles ⓘ later Mongol and Turkic traditions ⓘ |
| purpose |
to centralize authority under the khan
ⓘ
to maintain order in the Mongol Empire ⓘ to regulate conduct of soldiers and commanders ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Chinggisid imperial ideology
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinggisid law
steppe customary law (töre) ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
extent and exact content are uncertain
ⓘ
may represent a mix of actual decrees and later legend ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mongol Empire administration
this entity surface form:
Chinggisid law