Miyafuda - Kyuboden

Japanese: 宮房田 - きゅうぼうでん

During the Joseon Dynasty in Korea, fields were set aside to meet the needs of the royal family (Gyungbo) including princes and princesses, and to meet the costs of ceremonies after the death of the royal family. During the Joseon Dynasty, the royal family bestowed fields on those related by blood or marriage to the king, but this became impossible due to the devastation caused by Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion (1592-98), and in return, barren land was made tax-free and bestowed on the royal family. There were two types of royal fields: those with effective control over the land and those without tax, which only had the right to collect tax. The land was managed by a hereditary "gujo", and later it was sold and bought as a right.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

朝鮮の李朝時代，王子，王女など宮家(宮房)の需要や，宮家没後の祭祀経費に当てるため設定された田地。李朝では王室は国王との血縁･姻戚関係で田地を賜給していたが，豊臣秀吉の侵入(1592‐98)による荒廃でそれが不可能となり，代償として荒れ地を免税地にして宮房に賜与した。宮房田には，土地の実効支配をする〈有土免税〉と収租権のみを所有する〈無土免税〉があった。土地管理は世襲の〈導掌〉が行い，のちにこれは権利として売買された。

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