Canton (military system) - Kanton

…In contrast, Prussia, which was a latecomer to absolutism and quickly gained power, had a more thorough establishment of a standing army. In particular, under the "Soldier King" Frederick William I, the entire kingdom was divided into conscription districts of 500 households, and the "Canton System" was introduced (1733), in which young men were registered and forced to serve in the army. This led to the state being called the "state as a barracks." A personal relationship of subordination was established between officers from the nobility and soldiers recruited from the peasantry, similar to that seen between the Junkers and the peasants in the fiefdoms. …

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…これに対し，後発絶対主義国として急速に勢力を伸ばしたプロイセンの場合には，常備軍の整備はより徹底している。とりわけ〈軍人王〉フリードリヒ･ウィルヘルム1世の下において，全王国を500戸単位の徴兵区Kantonに分かち，若者を登録させて強制徴兵を行う〈カントン制度〉が導入され(1733)，〈兵営としての国家〉と呼ばれるほどになった。貴族出身の将校と農民から徴募される兵士との間には，領地においてユンカーと隷農の間に見られたと同様の人格的従属関係が持ち込まれる。…

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