Protectorate

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A protectorate was an autonomous territory that was protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity, in exchange for which the protectorate usually accepted specified obligations, which may varied greatly, depending on the real nature of their relationship. However, it retained sufficient measure of sovereignty and remained a state under the law.
Protectorates of the Star Kingdom and later Star Empire of Manticore on the other hand were territories that were not formally annexed but through treaty or other lawful means, the Crown had jurisdiction.
Solarian Protectorates were usually acquired without the consent of the majority of the system's population. Usually a transtellar then recieved a hundred year lease on the system. Many systems eventually joined the Solarian League, usually after more than a century of exploitation. These former protectorates formed the Shell. 
== Known protectorates ==
* Solarian – a large number, governed by the Office of Frontier Security and Liaison Service (, , ), )
* Manticoran – Medusa in the Basilisk System and the Endicott System (, , )
* Silesian – the Trianon Combine ()
== References ==
Category:Politics