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(Created page with "thumb|Artistic rendering of what one of the Imperial Tallies could have looked The '''Imperial Tallies''' were a set of large scrolls that detailed the amount of tribute owed to Imperial Daxia by its tributary nations. The tallies had no set number, how many were in use depended on the number of peoples subject to the Daxians at any one moment. When a particular nation was not paying proper obedien...") Tag: 2017 source edit |
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References in extant Imperial bibliography provide a description of the tallies: The scrolls were fashioned of durable paper made from the bark of mulberry trees, which is resistant to mold, moth, creasing and corrosion. The scrolls were approximately five meters high and two and a half across, with two handles of worked bronze or copper at either end. | References in extant Imperial bibliography provide a description of the tallies: The scrolls were fashioned of durable paper made from the bark of mulberry trees, which is resistant to mold, moth, creasing and corrosion. The scrolls were approximately five meters high and two and a half across, with two handles of worked bronze or copper at either end. | ||
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