Emergency rice field - Emergency rice field

Japanese: 救急田 - きゅうきゅうでん
Emergency rice field - Emergency rice field
Also called shukyuden or shingoden, these were rice fields established in various provinces during the Heian period to provide relief in times of famine.

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Japanese:
しゅう急田 (しゅうきゅうでん) ，賑給田 (しんごうでん) ともいう。平安時代，諸国に設置して凶年の救助に供した田。

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