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Muromachi Shogunate Land Tax System (1390s)

Type Event Region East Asia Time 1390–1399

In the 1390s, under Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the Muromachi shogunate implemented land tax reforms such as land surveys and tanzen, laying institutional g…

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  1. 1390–1392Kyoto · JapanAshikaga Yoshimitsu ordered land surveys in the Kinai and elsewhere, collecting tanzen per tan of land and bringing manor lords' holdings into the shogunal fiscal system, marking the full rollout of the Muromachi land tax reform.
  2. 1393–1399Kinai and the provinces · JapanThe shogunate extended tanzen collection to more domains; shugo daimyō and manor lords were forced to bear heavier tax burdens, and central and local powers contended over land revenues.

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