Land surveys, the kokudaka system, and fiscal reforms under Hideyoshi and Tokugawa (1580–1700)

1. Hideyoshi begins national land-survey program

   Jan 1, 1583Labels: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Land survey

   • Britannica
   • WHE Hideyoshi
   • EBSCO

2. Kyūshū campaign expands surveyed taxable territory

   Jan 1, 1587Labels: Ky sh, Kokudaka valuation

   • Britannica
   • Kokudaka
   • Kokura Domain

3. Sword Hunt strengthens control over taxed villagers

   Jan 1, 1588Labels: Sword Hunt, Peasant class

   • Azuchi Momoyama
   • Britannica

4. Unification after Odawara enables uniform assessment

   Jan 1, 1590Labels: Siege of, National unification

   • Azuchi Momoyama
   • Britannica

5. Separation Edict fixes status to secure land-tax base

   Oct 8, 1591Labels: Separation Edict, Status system

   • Separation Edict
   • WHE Hideyoshi

6. Population Census Edict complements land surveys

   Jan 1, 1592Labels: Population census, Household registers

   • Census Edict
   • Britannica

7. Peak Taikō survey phase standardizes kokudaka

   Jan 1, 1594Labels: Taik surveys, Survey records

   • EBSCO
   • Britannica

8. Hideyoshi’s death leaves fiscal template to successors

   Sep 18, 1598Labels: Toyotomi death, Fiscal legacy

   • Azuchi Momoyama
   • Britannica

9. Sekigahara redistribution reassigns domains by kokudaka

   Oct 21, 1600Labels: Battle of, Domain redistribution

   • Azuchi Momoyama
   • Kokudaka
   • Kokura Domain

10. Tokugawa shogunate established with Edo-centered administration

    Jan 1, 1603Labels: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa shogunate

    • Britannica
    • Kokudaka

11. Osaka campaigns end Toyotomi threat and tighten controls

    Jun 1, 1615Labels: Siege of, Toyotomi defeat

    • Siege Osaka
    • Britannica

12. Buke shohatto issued to discipline daimyo governance

    Aug 1, 1615Labels: Buke shohatto, Daimyo regulation

    • Buke Shohatto
    • Yale Library

13. Alternate attendance becomes a tool of fiscal discipline

    Jan 1, 1635Labels: Sankin k, Alternate attendance

    • Nippon com
    • Iemitsu
    • Buke Shohatto

14. Mid-17th-century kokudaka totals formalize a fiscal map

    Jan 1, 1650Labels: Kokudaka totals, Fiscal map

    • Kokudaka
    • Britannica

15. Late-17th-century fiscal strain encourages domain reforms

    Jan 1, 1700Labels: Domain reforms, Fiscal strain

    • Kokudaka
    • Nippon com
    • Britannica