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IKH ZASAG LAW
The Mongolian Great State Law (Ikh Zasag Law) dates back to Chingis Khaan, some 800 years ago. Many socio-political issues were covered in this law, including ascent to the throne, international relations, civil responsibilities, sacred places, nature reserves, military duties, hunting, finance, tax, marriage and inheritance.
The law also included detailed legalization for administration, crime, trade and religion.
The Great Khaan was perhaps the world's first conservationist. His Ikh Zasag law laid down stringent punishment for the slightest environmental infraction, including the death penalty for anyone who urinated at a water source or started a forest life.
It designated the world's first conservation areas and imposed heavy fines for logging, grazing or cultivating these places.
Persian historian Rushed Ad Din wrote in his Summary of Chronicles, "The Ikh Zasag law is a valuable testament of early written law. After Chingis Khaan destroyed his powerful enemy Van Khan, he passed this extremely strict legislation."
The introduction of this law was a step along the road towards the change from a clan structured society into a regulated feudal one.
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