| Yassa |
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The document is extremely comprehensive and very specific. For example, it outlines laws for various members of the community like soldiers, officers, doctors, etc. Death was the punishment for minor offenses: a soldier not picking up the stuff that falls from the person in front of him would be put to death. The main purpose of the document was probably to eliminate social and economic issues and disputes that existed among the Mongols and future allied people. It was like a day-to-day set of rules for people under Mongol control that was enforced strictly with very stiff punishments for violators. It was revised and added to constantly as needs arose. The word Yassa translates into "order" or "decree". The Yasa was written on scrolls and bound into volumes that could only be seen by the Khan or his closest advisors, but the rules in the content were widely known and were followed. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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