The Land Problem in KHUC HAO'S Reform in the 10th Century

Bui Hoang Tan,Department Of History Education, School Of Education, Can Tho University

doi:10.47191/ijsshr/v4-i11-31

Bui Hoang Tan, Department Of History Education, School Of Education, Can Tho University

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https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v4-i11-31

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Abstract

The reform initiated by Khuc Hao was the first reform in the history of Vietnam carried out in the context that the country had just gained autonomy from the Duong Dynasty (China). With the positive contents of the reform program, it has made many important contributions to the solid construction of the nation's autonomous government after a period of arduous struggle. Accordingly, the land issue has had certain adjustments compared to the Chinese domination period, which has had a strong impact on the economic and social changes of the country. The paper focuses on studying the basic issues of land ownership in Khuc Hao's reform program, through which it outlines the basic characteristics of Vietnam's land ownership in the early days of gaining autonomy. The research results will contribute to adding useful references on land issues in the history of the Vietnamese nation in the early 10th century.

Highlights

The beginning of the 10th century, in the context of the weakening of the Duong Dynasty along with the ongoing unrest in China, created a favorable opportunity for Khuc Thua Du to lead the Vietnamese people to overthrow the colonial government of China and regain the autonomy for the Vietnamese people
Following Khuc Thua Du's career, his son Khuc Hao set out many important reforms in economic, political and social aspects in order to build a foundation of fundamental independence and unity long-term for the Vietnamese people
According to the research of Luong (2020), the research content analyzed the objective requirements of history about gaining independence for the Vietnamese nation and the Khuc family's career has met that history tasks

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INTRODUCTION

The beginning of the 10th century, in the context of the weakening of the Duong Dynasty along with the ongoing unrest in China, created a favorable opportunity for Khuc Thua Du to lead the Vietnamese people to overthrow the colonial government of China and regain the autonomy for the Vietnamese people. The issues related to land were revised and adjusted by Khuc Hao in the reform policy, creating an important basis for the establishment of land ownership in social relations. According to research by Le (2007), “accept and respect the commune's right to ownership of land, the commune's right to distribute land to families, and on that basis, each household contributes an equal tax to the state through the commune. The content of land and issues related to land has played an important role in the socioeconomic development of Vietnam from the very beginning to regain independence and self-reliance. Studying the land issue in reform in the 10th century presents the basic contents of the land issue in reform, and analyzes the impacts of land policy on the establishment of autonomy and building a lasting independence of Vietnam. The research results will contribute to supplementing useful references on land issues in Vietnamese national history at the beginning of the 10th century and at the same time drawing lessons from experience land use and management nowadays

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