Discerning the Antecedents of Land Tenure and Military Nobility in Feudal Japan since the 7th Century
G K Agney
This paper illustrates the various phases in development of feudal tendencies Japan, with special reference to disintegrating centralised administration, tax immune sho, transferable shiki and final over powering civil nobility by military nobility, since Yomato period 13th century. The particularly throws light on how misguided ill calculated politico-economic reforms, like Taika reforms 7th century, were instrumental overthrowing existing nature land relations provincial administrative apparatus give way accumulation landed property both nobles Buddhist church a powerful strong regional roots.
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