BETA ZEN
Vassal state
Texto da Wikipédia (en), licença CC BY-SA. O BETARUBI mostra o verbete inteiro nesta página — a leitura não continua fora do site.
A vassal state is any state that has varying degrees of influence, but is obligated to a superior state or empire. Vassal states were seen among the empires of the Near East, dating back to the era of the Egyptian, Hittite, Caananite and Mitanni conflict, as well as in ancient China.