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Kyōhō reforms

1716–1745 · 18th century · Also known as Kyoho reforms

The Kyōhō reforms were measures introduced by the eighth Tokugawa shogun, Yoshimune, named after the Kyōhō era of 1716–1736, to restore the shogunate's finances and discipline. They included higher rice taxes, encouragement of new farmland, sumptuary laws, a petition box for commoners, a revised legal code and the relaxation of the ban on Western books other than Christian works.

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Kii Domain

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