Land Tax Reform and rural transformation in Meiji Japan (1873-1890)

1. Abolition of domains enables nationwide tax reform

   Aug 29, 1871Labels: Abolition of, Prefectures

   • Britannica
   • NDL

2. Rural unrest accompanies early Meiji reforms

   Mar 1, 1873Labels: Rural unrest, Conscription resistance

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3. Land-tax reform law promulgated (Dajōkan Proclamation No. 272)

   Jul 28, 1873Labels: Land Tax, Daj kan

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4. Nationwide implementation begins via surveys and land certificates

   Jan 1, 1874Labels: Land surveys, Land certificates

   • Japan Society
   • J Wiki

5. Land Tax Reform Office established to enforce assessments

   Jan 1, 1875Labels: Land Tax, Tax administration

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6. Imperial decree reduces land tax rate to 2.5%

   Jan 4, 1877Labels: Imperial decree, Tax rate

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   • Japan Society

7. Land tax reform reaches “complete effect” nationally

   Jan 1, 1880Labels: National implementation, Landownership standardization

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   • Cambridge

8. Ōkuma purge elevates Matsukata; deflationary policy begins

   Oct 1, 1881Labels: Matsukata Masayoshi, kuma purge

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9. Bank of Japan founded amid fiscal consolidation

   Oct 10, 1882Labels: Bank of, Monetary reform

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   • Britannica

10. Chichibu Incident: large peasant revolt in Saitama

    Oct 31, 1884Labels: Chichibu Incident, Peasant revolt

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11. Rural land concentration accelerates under deflation and debt

    Jan 1, 1886Labels: Land concentration, Rural credit

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    • Cambridge

12. First Imperial Diet convenes; rural tax burdens politicized

    Nov 29, 1890Labels: Imperial Diet, Rural politicization

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