Yassa legal code (attributed)

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historical tradition legal code legendary legal code

The Yassa legal code (attributed) is a reputed but partially legendary set of laws and decrees associated with Genghis Khan that supposedly governed the Mongol Empire’s military, social, and administrative life.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Chinggisid law	1
Yassa (Mongol law)	1
Yassa legal code (attributed) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3217199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Yassa legal code (attributed)
Context triple: [Genghis Khan, notableWork, Yassa legal code (attributed)]

A. Hittite laws
Hittite laws are a collection of ancient Near Eastern legal codes from the Hittite civilization, notable for their detailed regulations on property, family, and criminal matters and for their relatively moderate, compensatory punishments.
B. Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, issued by the Babylonian king Hammurabi to regulate civil, criminal, and economic life in ancient Mesopotamia.
C. Russkaya Pravda
Russkaya Pravda was the principal medieval law code of Kyivan Rus, outlining its legal norms, social structure, and judicial practices.
D. Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
E. Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra
Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra is a foundational compendium of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence that systematically records and organizes early legal opinions and rulings of the school.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Yassa legal code (attributed)
Target entity description: The Yassa legal code (attributed) is a reputed but partially legendary set of laws and decrees associated with Genghis Khan that supposedly governed the Mongol Empire’s military, social, and administrative life.

A. Hittite laws
Hittite laws are a collection of ancient Near Eastern legal codes from the Hittite civilization, notable for their detailed regulations on property, family, and criminal matters and for their relatively moderate, compensatory punishments.
B. Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, issued by the Babylonian king Hammurabi to regulate civil, criminal, and economic life in ancient Mesopotamia.
C. Russkaya Pravda
Russkaya Pravda was the principal medieval law code of Kyivan Rus, outlining its legal norms, social structure, and judicial practices.
D. Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
E. Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra
Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra is a foundational compendium of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence that systematically records and organizes early legal opinions and rulings of the school.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical tradition ⓘ legal code ⓘ legendary legal code ⓘ
associatedWith	Mongol Empire ⓘ Mongol imperial administration ⓘ linked to: Mongol Empire administration (historically) Mongol military organization ⓘ steppe legal traditions ⓘ
attributedAuthorRole	supreme khan ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn	adultery ⓘ loyalty to the khan ⓘ military desertion ⓘ organization of the army into decimal units ⓘ punishments for disobedience ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ taxation and tribute ⓘ theft ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of Mongol legal and military discipline ⓘ
documentationStatus	known from later and secondary sources ⓘ not preserved in full ⓘ
enforcementAuthority	Genghis Khan ⓘ Mongol imperial officials ⓘ
geographicScope	territories of the Mongol Empire ⓘ
governedDomain	administrative life of the Mongol Empire ⓘ military life of the Mongol Empire ⓘ social life of the Mongol Empire ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Great Yassa ⓘ Yasa ⓘ linked to: Yassa Yasaq ⓘ Yassa ⓘ
historicity	disputed ⓘ partially legendary ⓘ
influenced	later perceptions of Mongol law ⓘ
isAttributedTo	Genghis Khan ⓘ
languageContext	Mongolian cultural sphere ⓘ
legalScope	administrative regulations ⓘ criminal law ⓘ military discipline ⓘ social conduct rules ⓘ
mentionedIn	Arabic historical chronicles ⓘ Persian historical chronicles ⓘ later Mongol and Turkic traditions ⓘ
purpose	to centralize authority under the khan ⓘ to maintain order in the Mongol Empire ⓘ to regulate conduct of soldiers and commanders ⓘ
relatedConcept	Chinggisid law ⓘ linked to: Chinggisid imperial ideology steppe customary law (töre) ⓘ
scholarlyDebate	extent and exact content are uncertain ⓘ may represent a mix of actual decrees and later legend ⓘ
timePeriod	13th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Genghis Khan → notableWork → Yassa legal code (attributed) ⓘ

Mongol Empire administration → basedOn → Chinggisid law ⓘ

subject linked to: Mongol Empire administration (historically)

linked to: Yassa legal code (attributed)

Ilkhanid Mongol generals → influencedBy → Yassa (Mongol law) ⓘ