They enjoyed some fame as suzerains and condottieri. At the time, relations between the Serbs and their Ottoman suzerains were tense. The three Gubru co-commanders (suzerains) overreact to most situations. So weak countries educate citizens as how suzerains educated citizens and absorb suzerains' culture. When nearly half-century-long peaceful relations between Kartli and its Persian suzerains significantly deteriorated. The popes, however, always claimed to be its suzerains. The Eastern Kingdom was downgraded by its Ottoman suzerains to a Transylvanian Principality in 1570. In effect, the Kushans became the suzerains of the Yaudheyas in the area. These lords often aped their royal suzerains, for instance, by constructing miniature royal palaces. In 961 the Ganzhou Uyghurs accepted the Song dynasty as suzerains. For business, business men come from suzerains rarely educated workers who come form colonies.