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Yuan promotion of cotton cultivation

Type Event Region China Time 1281

During the Zhiyuan era the Yuan promoted cotton cultivation in Jiangnan, incorporating cotton fields into the tax system and encouraging private spin…

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  1. 1281Jiangnan · JiangnanThe Yuan promoted cotton cultivation in Jiangnan prefectures like Songjiang and Hangzhou, registering cotton fields in the land tax and encouraging households to switch to or expand cotton planting.
  2. 1281Songjiang Prefecture · Songjiang PrefectureLocal governments levied cotton and yarn by household and encouraged private spinning; cotton handicrafts rose in Jiangnan towns, laying conditions for the cotton industry's prosperity in the later Yuan.

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