Satsikhistavo
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The term Satsikhistavo was used in feudal Georgia
to designate military-administrative unit which was ruled by Tsikhistavi
(a person who was nominated by King
on this position). Later the feudal families were granted the right to inherit Satsikhhistavos, which made them parts of Satavado
.
Satsikhistavo sometimes required a special tax
, established especially as a Tsikhistavi’s income.
History of Georgia (country)
The nation of Georgia was first unified as a kingdom under the Bagrationi dynasty in the 9th to 10th century, arising from a number of predecessor states of ancient Colchis and Iberia...
to designate military-administrative unit which was ruled by Tsikhistavi
Tsikhistavi
Tsikhistavi was a military-administrative official, the governor of castles or small fortified city and it’s suburbs in feudal Georgia...
(a person who was nominated by King
King
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on this position). Later the feudal families were granted the right to inherit Satsikhhistavos, which made them parts of Satavado
Satavado
Satavado was a large feudal landholder and feudal hierarchy-political unit in XV-XVIII centuries in Georgia. Satavados were established in times of political and economical overthrow of Georgian Kingdom, by exploitation peasants and grooving immunity of feudal lords when they formed a new class of...
.
Satsikhistavo sometimes required a special tax
Tax
To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...
, established especially as a Tsikhistavi’s income.