Equal-field system

The equal-field system (Chinese: 均田制度; pinyin: Jūntián Zhìdù) or land-equalization system was a system of land ownership and distribution in China used from the Northern Wei dynasty to the mid-Tang dynasty.

By the Han dynasty, the well-field system of land distribution had fallen out of use in China though reformers like Wang Mang tried to restore it. The equal-field system was introduced into practice around 485 AD by the Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei under the support of Empress Dowager Feng during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. The system was eventually adopted by other regimes, and its use continued into the Sui and Tang dynasties.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Charles Holcombe (January 2001). The Genesis of East Asia: 221 B.C. - A.D. 907. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-0-8248-2465-5.
^ David Graff (2 September 2003). Medieval Chinese Warfare 300-900. Routledge. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-1-134-55353-2.
^ Dr R K Sahay (24 May 2016). History of China's Military. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-93-86019-90-5.
^ Dien, Albert E. and Knapp, Keith N. (2019). The Cambridge History of China: Volume 2, The Six Dynasties, 220–589. Cambridge University Press. p. 313. ISBN 978-1108656849.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Holcombe2001-1] Charles Holcombe (January 2001). The Genesis of East Asia: 221 B.C. - A.D. 907. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-0-8248-2465-5.

[Graff2003-2] David Graff (2 September 2003). Medieval Chinese Warfare 300-900. Routledge. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-1-134-55353-2.

[Sahay2016-3] Dr R K Sahay (24 May 2016). History of China's Military. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-93-86019-90-5.

[Albert2019-4] Dien, Albert E. and Knapp, Keith N. (2019). The Cambridge History of China: Volume 2, The Six Dynasties, 220–589. Cambridge University Press. p. 313. ISBN 978-1108656849.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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