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They had their own military forces and had the authority to alter tax rates in their fiefs.
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In its most general sense the word thus indicated a mediate vassal, i.e. one holding a fief under a vassal.
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So it came to pass that as early as the 12th century, all duchies and counties were awarded as fiefs.
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Under an ali i aimoku, subordinate district "ali i" controlled their petty fiefs.
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The emperor's sisters and daughters were made princesses with fiefs.
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These fiefs gave rise to a complex relationship between landlord and tenant, involving duties on both sides.
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Each clan also has areas of land under their control which the emperor bestowed on them as a fief.
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The fief (benefice) that the vassal received could be owned by the lord or have been granted in fee by another.
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Most of these so-called "servi non cassati" were given a fief as soon as one became available.
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The castle and the large surrounding fief became a virtually autonomous principality.
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