Government was hierarchical, and official posts were sponsored by higher-ranking members of the aristocracy; officials tended to be promoted to higher levels of office during the course of their lives.
Valitsus oli hierarhiline ja ametlikke ametikohti toetasid aristokraatia kõrgemad liikmed; töötavad ametnikud pälvisid elu jooksul kõrgema ametiastme.