Credential (Themiclesia)

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A credential (符節, bja-gik) is a physical object used to authenticate authority, usually in a military or diplomatic context.

Military use

An excavated military credential

The military credential (符, bja) had two primary functions:

  1. To summon and arm a militia unit of any size and place them under a commander
  2. To move a militia unit over 50 individuals outside of its home prefecture
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