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Scutage

form of taxation that allowed a knight to buy out of the military service due to the Crown.
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Scutage

Summary

Scutage ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Scutage is in the country of Kingdom of England[2].
  • Scutage is a type of tax[3].
  • 1157 marks the founding of Scutage[4].
  • Scutage's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].

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Definition and Type

Scutage is a type of tax[3].

Origins

1157 marks the founding of Scutage[4].

Why It Matters

Scutage ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[1] Scutage has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

Related Entities

Kingdom of England

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Inception → +1157-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Subclass of → tax
    Inception → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565855505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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