jajman (English spelling)

Japanese: jajmān(英語表記)jajman
jajman (English spelling)

...The tribesmen who became village guardians generally lived in the vicinity of the village, and the guardians of neighboring villages were also made up of members of the same tribe. As a whole, they were subordinate to the state or local rulers and were responsible for maintaining public order, which illustrates this fact.
[Jajmani relationship]
The landlords or farmers belonging to the dominant caste and the other castes in the village, generally the artisan castes, are linked by a jajmānī relationship. In this relationship, the one who provides services is called a kamin, and the one who receives the services and pays for them is called a jajmān.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "jajmān" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…むらの番人などになる部族民は,一般にそのむらの近辺に住み,かつ近隣のむらの番人なども同じ部族民によって占められており,彼らが全体として国家ないし地域の支配者などに従属し,治安の維持にあたっていたことは,こうした点を物語るものである。
[ジャジマーニー関係]
 地主ないし支配的カーストに属する農業者とむらの他カースト,一般に職人カーストの者は,ジャジマーニーjajmānī関係でもって結ばれている。この関係でサービスを提供する者をカミンkaminと呼び,サービスの提供を受け,その払いをする者をジャジマーンjajmānという。…

※「jajmān」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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