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Japanese: 関東公事 - かんとうくうじ

Also called Kanto Mikuuji or Kanto Onkuji. Duties imposed on the samurai by the Kamakura Shogunate. In a broad sense, it is synonymous with Gokenyaku, but in a narrow sense, it refers to economic duties excluding military service, and the narrower usage is more common. Duties were classified as temporary or regular, and were used for a variety of purposes, including repairs to the Imperial Palace, the Shogun's Palace, temples and shrines, and bonfires, as well as for Shogunate ceremonies and temple and shrine festivals. Duties were levied based on the number of public fields in the estate, and the eldest son paid the total for his illegitimate children, but around the time of the Bun'ei and Koan Wars, disputes between the eldest sons over the allocation of duties intensified. As one of the main foundations of the Shogunate's finances, the Shogunate feared a decrease in the Gokenin's estates, which were the basis for the burden, and took various measures, such as prohibiting the transfer of land to Gokenin women who married nobles or courtiers, and the sale of land to non-Gokenin.

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Japanese:

関東御公事(かんとうみくうじ‖かんとうおんくじ)ともいう。鎌倉幕府が御家人に課した所役。広義には御家人役と同義だが，狭義には軍役を除いた経済的所役をさし，狭義の用法が一般的。臨時・恒例の別があり，内裏・将軍御所・寺社・篝屋(かがりや)の修造用途，幕府儀式や寺社祭礼の用途など多様。所領の公田数に対して賦課され，惣領が庶子の分までまとめて納めたが，文永・弘安の役のころから公事の配分をめぐる惣庶間の争いが激しくなる。幕府財政の主要基盤の一つで，幕府は負担の基準となる御家人所領の減少を恐れ，公卿・殿上人に嫁す御家人女子への所領譲与や非御家人への所領売却を禁じるなど，さまざまな対策を講じた。

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