European feudal lords fought many wars in name of territorial claims originated through family ties. Let us assume the fictive Duke of X. He dies without and heir and two of his nephews β for the sake of the argument let us imagine that all of nephews were equally powerful Counts - lay claim to the duchy. If diplomacy fails to bring closure to such squabble, war would ensue. How would these nephews motivate peasants and minor nobility alike to fight for this particular claim? Where did the resources come from? How did one mobilize the manor for the war effort when this war is happening between cousins and has no sort of religious background that could serve as a motivator? Lastly, how frequent were these conflicts and how often did they escalate into an armed conflict?
Edit: My question was motivated after reading a bit on the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 where Harald Hardrada, the King of Norway, fought Harold Godwinson for the English throne after the death of Edward the Confessor. Some of the sources I read stated that the Norwegians gathered an army of 9 thousand men and that made me wonder how one could keep such an army motivated to fight overseas if the reason behind the war was solely the King's personal claim to a title. Following on that reflection, I wondered if this sort of conflict was also common among the lower ranks of the feudal society such as wars for duchies. On that note, the geographic area I am interested of is medieval England and the period I am mostly reflecting upon is the XI century.
Iβd love it if some native Chinese or China sympathisizng posters could answer this question:
Is there any metric or standard behind Chinaβs territorial claims, particularly on the basis that it β once was China?β
Pretty much every country belonged to one country at another time. Both Ukraine and Poland once belonged to Russia, but that doesnβt mean they should belong to them now.
I just wonder if there is any logic/ moral/ rationale behind their claims other than just more power.
Under this logic;
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China belongs to Taiwan. Taiwan is the last remnant of the legitimate KMT government that was unlawfully overgrown in 1949.
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Inner Mongolia should go to Mongolia. Mongolia did control much of China at one point and certainly should have claim to its own people.
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Hong Kong belongs to Britain. Hong Kong was relinquished to China on the understanding that there would be β one country two systemsβ China has clearly reneged on that issue.
Besides Hong Kong wouldnβt be Hong Kong without the UK.
Iβm sure there are countless parts of China that once belonged to someone else.
What is the CCP logic here
