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centralisation of the
state and
reinforced royal power by
disarming domestic powerholders in the 1620s. He
systematically destro****
castles of
defiant lords and...
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Guangxi Clique. By 1929, Chen
Jitang had
established himself as the
powerholder of Guangdong. In 1931 he
threw his
weight behind the anti-Chiang schism...
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displaced the
previous oligarchic structures in the region. The new
powerholders expropriated profitable businesses. For instance,
Rinat Akhmetov lost...
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primary source of
illicit opium in East and
Southeast Asia. Many
local powerholders facilitated the
trade during this
period to
finance conflicts over territory...
- loyalty. It is
based on the
charisma and
interpersonal skills of the
powerholder. A
person may be
admired because of a
specific personal trait, and this...
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Economic Term
Market for
Loyalties Sellers Governments &
Powerholders Buyers Citizens,
Community Members Price/Currency
Loyalty Goods Identity...
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Constitutions and
Bills explicitly describing and
limiting the
authority of
powerholders, many
based on the
English Bill of
Rights (1689).
Historian Norman Davies...
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known as
collectivities (collectivités) or sectors. The
selection of the
powerholder within a
chiefdom or
sector is
determined by
ethnic traditions and later...
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religious figures, politicians, officials,
landlords and/or
economic powerholders.
Whereas this area may be seen as a "public in itself", it is not experienced...
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mercenary companies and
their chieftains,
which often were de
facto powerholders in the
areas where they resided. Such free
companies would arise in a...
