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Household Registration Census in the Seventh Year of Hongwu

Type Event Region China Time 1374

In 1374 the Ming court carried out a nationwide household registration census to verify population, organize lǐjiǎ units, and strengthen the basis fo…

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  1. 1374Nanjing · Jiangsu ProvinceMing Taizu (Zhu Yuanzhang) ordered a nationwide household registration census, requiring local governments to verify households, register adult males, and link the results with the lǐjiǎ registration system, providing a basis for tax and corvée collection.
  2. 1374The Ming provincial administrations · ChinaPrefectural, departmental, and county officials carried out the census per the edict, registering household heads, adult males, native place, and occupation, organizing civilian households into lǐjiǎ units, compiling registers for submission, and cross-verifying with the Yellow Register system to strengthen grassroots control.

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