<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> During the 13th century, a general structural change in how land was administered prepared the shift of political power towards the rising bourgeoisie at the expense of aristocratic feudalism that would characterize the Late Middle Ages . Instead of personal duties, money increasingly became the common means to represent economic value in agriculture . Peasants were increasingly required to pay tribute to their lands . The concept of "property" began to replace more ancient forms of jurisdiction, although they were still very much tied together . In the territories (not at the level of the Empire), power became increasingly bundled: Whoever owned the land had jurisdiction, from which other powers derived . It is important to note, however, that jurisdiction at this time did not include legislation, which virtually did not exist until well into the 15th century . Court practice heavily relied on traditional customs or rules described as customary . </P> <P> During this time territories began to transform into the predecessors of modern states . The process varied greatly among the various lands and was most advanced in those territories that were almost identical to the lands of the old Germanic tribes, e.g. Bavaria . It was slower in those scattered territories that were founded through imperial privileges . </P>

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