Explore: Feudal System

Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was a combination of legal, economic, military, cultural, and political customs that flourished in medieval

of the land to the king while providing military service to his causes, feudal society was structured around hierarchical relationships involving land

activity increased. Manorialism was part of the feudal system. Manorialism originated in the Roman villa system of the Late Roman Empire, and was widely practised

in trade, money rents and tax farms. There never existed a standard feudal system, nor did there exist only one type of fief. Over the ages, depending

centralized government of Meiji Japan and the replacement of the old feudal system with a new oligarchy. After the defeat of forces loyal to the Tokugawa

frequent praise of the system. Marxist historians in China have described medieval Chinese society as largely feudal. The fengjian system is particularly important

(or Executive) was committed to abolishing the feudal system. This culminated in the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, which came fully

microcosm of the feudal system everywhere, the Agreement Between Lord and Vassal is evidence at least of corruption in feudal rule. The feudal system was almost

legal concept of land tenure in the Middle Ages has become known as the feudal system that has been widely used throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia

all the land retained and managed by a lord of the manor under the feudal system for his own use, occupation, or support. This distinguished it from