Holdings - Mochidaka

Japanese: 持高 - もちだか

In the Edo period, this referred to the amount of rice produced by a high-ranking peasant. It was also called kokudaka, but the amount of tax and other duties paid was determined by the amount of rice produced, and because some farmers could not run their businesses without an amount of 5 to 10 koku, this became an important indicator among peasants. The shogunate (and even feudal lords) considered 10 koku/1 chobu to be the ideal scale of business, and imposed restrictions on the division of farmland owned by peasants through the Land Division Restriction Order.

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Japanese:

江戸時代，高持百姓がもつ石高(こくだか)の量をいう。抱(かかえ)高ともいうが，持高に応じて年貢(ねんぐ)・諸役の負担量が決められ，また５〜10石ほどの持高がないと一軒前の百姓として経営が成り立ちゆかない場合もあるので，百姓の間の重要な指標となった。10石・１町歩(ちょうぶ)を好ましい経営規模とみていた幕府は（諸大名家でも），分地制限令をもって，百姓が所持する農地を分割することに制限を加えている。

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