Legal Regulation of Land Relations and Statehood Ideology in Azerbaijan During the Mature Feudalism Period

Abstract: The formation and development of feudal relations during the Middle Ages exerted a significant influence on the substance of statehood institutions and legal systems. Particularly in the feudal states that existed on the territory of Azerbaijan, state governance, legal relations, and ideological foundations developed in close interconnection. In the modern era, studying the historical roots of legal systems, investigating the genesis of statehood traditions, and analyzing the stages of formation of legal doctrines hold substantial importance for legal science. From this perspective, the comprehensive examination of statehood ideology, legal norms, and governance systems during the feudal period constitutes one of the current scientific problems. The conducted research demonstrates that the statehood and legal systems formed on the territory of Azerbaijan during the period of mature feudalism were closely tied to the socio-economic structure of society and acted as a legal expression of these relations. Feudal relations served not only as an economic model, but also as the primary foundation for the organization of political power and the formation of legal norms. In this regard, law and statehood developed in parallel, mutually conditioning one another. Research findings show that feudal statehood ideology played a decisive role in the formation of the legal system. The divine legitimacy of the ruler, the immutability of the social hierarchy, and the principle of obedience constituted the core of legal doctrines. This ideological framework defined the primary function of law: the preservation of the existing social order. This historical experience carries major scientific significance for understanding the roots of the formation of modern legal systems. Keywords: Feodalism, century, law, property, mature, ideology, land, state, ruler, obligation, political power, statehood ideology.