The system of the king's fields

...In the 20th century, scholars such as Hu Shi argued that it was unrealistic, but on the other hand, various views have been presented that assume its origins in the land management of ancient agricultural communities and rulers. The system of royal fields implemented by Wang Mang in the Xin dynasty and the equal-field system that began in the Northern Wei dynasty were modeled on well-field fields, and even in the Tang dynasty, equal fields were mutually referred to as being linked to the idea of ​​well-field fields, so influential were their influence on the land systems of later generations. In Korea, the well-field system introduced by Jizi was also passed down to later generations. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "Royal Field System" are listed below.

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…20世紀になって胡適らの学者はその非現実性を主張したが，一方上代の農村共同体や支配者の土地経営にその原拠を想定する見解も種々提出されている。そして新の王莽（おうもう）の行った王田の制や，北魏に始まる均田法はその範を井田に求め，唐代でも均田を井田の理念につらなるものとして互称されたほど，その後代の土地制度への影響は大きかった。朝鮮にも箕子の伝えた井田の制が後世まで伝承された。…

※「王田の制」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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