Seat (administrative division)
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Seats (
county system
. Their autonomy was granted in return for the military services they provided to the Hungarian Kings.
The following divisions were at one point Székely seats:
- Marosszék
- Udvarhelyszék
- Csíkszék
- Gyergyószék
- Bardóc-Miklósvárszék [hu]
- Sepsiszék
- Orbaiszék
- Kézdiszék
- Aranyosszék
Seats were formed by the:
- Székelys
- Transylvanian Saxons
- Cumans
- Jassic people
- Ten Lance Bearers
Most seats gave up their autonomous status and military traditions in late medieval times and paid tax instead.
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