Seven pages clearly explain the jori land system. From Dialogues d’histoire ancienne. 12 (1986) 471-478.
Two features of this era: adoption of Chinese characters to write Japanese and the spread of Buddhism, led by its adoption by Emperor Shōmu.
Paddy rice is wetland rice, named after the Malay word “pali.”
Map below shows the Todai-ji Temple were the maps were found.
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