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The '''King's Scales''' is a position of in the royal court in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] under the rule of [[House Targaryen]] and [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]. The position falls under the jurisdiction of the [[Master of Coin]].{{ref|ACoK|17}}
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The '''King's Scales''' is a position in the royal court of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. The position falls under the jurisdiction of the [[master of coin]].{{ref|ACoK|17}}
  
The King's Scales is the keeper of the royal weights and measures.<ref>[[Blood of Dragons]][http://www.westeros.org/BoD/Articles/Entry/The_Court_in_Kings_Landing]</ref>
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According to a semi-canon source, the King's Scales is the keeper of the royal weights and measures, and enforces the measurement standards throughout [[Westeros]].<ref name=BoD>[[Blood of Dragons]]:
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[http://www.westeros.org/BoD/Articles/Entry/The_Court_in_Kings_Landing The Court in King's Landing]</ref> Spice, [[wine]], and wool factors are employed by the King's Scales, and play a more direct role in assessing tariffs and duties.<ref name=BoD/>
  
==History==
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==Recent Events==
[[Tyrion Lannister]] notes that several key offices of the royal bureaucracy are filled by [[Littlefinger]]'s men, among them the King's Scales.{{ref|ACoK|17}}
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
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[[Tyrion Lannister]] notes that several key offices of the royal bureaucracy are filled by [[Petyr Baelish]]'s men, among them the King's Scales.{{ref|ACoK|17}}
  
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 22:51, 12 July 2018

The King's Scales is a position in the royal court of the Seven Kingdoms. The position falls under the jurisdiction of the master of coin.[1]

According to a semi-canon source, the King's Scales is the keeper of the royal weights and measures, and enforces the measurement standards throughout Westeros.[2] Spice, wine, and wool factors are employed by the King's Scales, and play a more direct role in assessing tariffs and duties.[2]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Tyrion Lannister notes that several key offices of the royal bureaucracy are filled by Petyr Baelish's men, among them the King's Scales.[1]

References