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1. Rice In Feudal Japan

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   Rice (Oryza sativa japonica)/) formed the absolute bedrock of the socio-economic and political structure of feudal Japan (c. 1185–1868 CE). Beyond its role as a staple food, it functioned as the primary unit of currency, taxation, and official remuneration. Control over rice production directly correlated with daimyo power, making agricultural policy the highest priority of the Tokugawa Shogunate and its predecessors.
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