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The '''King's Counter''' 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 Counter''' is, according to a semi-canon source, the official who manages taxation in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].<ref name=BoD>[[Blood of Dragons]]: [http://www.westeros.org/BoD/Articles/Entry/The_Court_in_Kings_Landing The Court in King's Landing]</ref> The position falls under the jurisdiction of the [[master of coin]].{{ref|ACoK|17}} Tax assessors and tax farmers are employed by the King's Counter.<ref name=BoD/>
  
The King's Counter directly manages the taxation of the realm.<ref>[[Blood of Dragons]][http://www.westeros.org/BoD/Articles/Entry/The_Court_in_Kings_Landing]</ref>
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==Recent Events==
 
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
==History==
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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 Counter.{{ref|ACoK|17}}
[[Tyrion Lannister]] notes that several key offices of the royal bureaucracy are filled by [[Littlefinger]]'s men, among them the King's Counter.{{ref|ACoK|17}}
 
  
 
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Revision as of 18:24, 12 July 2018

The King's Counter is, according to a semi-canon source, the official who manages taxation in the Seven Kingdoms.[1] The position falls under the jurisdiction of the master of coin.[2] Tax assessors and tax farmers are employed by the King's Counter.[1]

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 Counter.[2]

References