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On non-company lands, Kiravian authorities implemented the ''iktarsér'' system, revived from the Kiravian fœdal era, designating colonial notables, servitors, and coöperative local chiefs or petty kings as ''iktarnur'' who were responsible for collecting taxes {{wp|in kind}} and maintaining order on behalf of the Confederation and Emperor. The indigenous population, in turn, was subjected to forced labor by the ''iktarnur'' to make the heavy tribute payments. Kiravian missionaries, particularly members of the Jesuit, Franciscan, and Augustinian orders, played a crucial role in the colonisation process. They engaged in extensive missionary activities, establishing churches and missions throughout the archipelago, and converting the local population to Christianity. This religious conversion became a cornerstone of Kiravian influence, intertwining spiritual practices with the dynamics of colonial rule. The rich imagery and pageantry of Catholic liturgy and strong social incentives to gain access to the colonial society's dominant institutions were major drivers of conversions, as were the humanitarian works of the missionaries, who were often the only Coscivians to whom the natives could turn to for protection from abuses and excesses on the part of other colonising forces.