tributary state
tributary state noun: a state that is subject to another and has to pay regular tribute to the latter as a token of submission.
Noun
tributary state (plural tributary states)
- A state that is subject to another and has to pay regular tribute to the latter as a token of submission.
- The tributary state is the opposite of the garrison state. A garrison state retains its sovereign independence from foreign control or intimidation by jettisoning liberty. By contrast, a tributary state retains the liberties of its citizens by sacrificing sovereign independence.... The tributary...2008, Michael Lind, The American Way of Strategy, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16
- 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.1998, Frederick W. Mote, John King Fairbank, The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 272
tributary state meaning in Thai
tributary state in Thai
- state subject to another and having to pay tribute to the latter
- รัฐบรรณาการ rát-ban-naa-gaan
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- Kashmiri
- باجگُذار رِیاسَتھ bājguzār riyāsath
Examples of tributary state in a sentence
- The tributary state is the opposite of the garrison state.2008, Michael Lind, The American Way of Strategy, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16:
- 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.1968, W. S. Cooke, The Ottoman Empire and Its Tributary States (Expecting Egypt), John Benjamins Publishing, →ISBN, pages 65–66:
- All the Siamese tributary States are virtually under the Protectorate of the King of Siam – the king being Lord paramount or Suzerain.1868, Bangkok Calendar: For the Year of Our Lord 1868, Corresponding to the Siamese Civil Era 1229–10, and Nearly So to the Chinese Cycle...
Forms of tributary state
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Questions about tributary state
- What does tributary state mean?
- Tributary state means a state that is subject to another and has to pay regular tribute to the latter as a token of submission.
- What is tributary state in Thai?
- Tributary state in Thai is รัฐบรรณาการ (rát-ban-naa-gaan). See Tributary state meaning in Thai.
- How do you use tributary state in a sentence?
- The tributary state is the opposite of the garrison state.
- What part of speech is tributary state?
- Tributary state is a noun.
- What is the plural of tributary state?
- The plural of tributary state is tributary states.
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