Mongol Household Registration and Tax System

Timeline

1. 1241–1245Circuits of North China · North ChinaPushed by Yelü Chucai and others, the empire imposed household-based levies of the ding tax and commercial tax on the Chinese heartland, replacing mere plunder with registered households and providing stable revenue for military and administrative expenditure.
2. 1246–1250Oasis city belt of Central Asia · Central AsiaAs the imperial administrative network extended westward, systems of household census and registration of commercial taxes and relay obligations were gradually introduced in the cities of Central Asia, forming a complementary imperial fiscal system with that of the Central Plains.