FIELD-LAND SITUATION OF TONG CO DUNG, YEN DUNG DISTRICT, BAC GIANG PROVINCE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY THROUGH STUDYING CADASTRAL REGISTERS OF GIA LONG DYNASTY 4 (1805)

Abstract

Field-land ownership is one of the important contents in the process of studying Vietnamese history. It contains great and profound changes in the development of national territory and culture. This study aims to clarify the characteristics of field-land situation of Tong Co Dung, Yen Dung district, Bac Giang province in the first half of the 19th century through studying cadastral registers of Gia Long dynasty 4 (1805). The study conducted to collect the cadastral registers established in the Nguyen Dynasty at Gia Long 4 (1805) with a total of 8 cadastral registers units. With the use of historical and logical methods, the research results show that the characteristics of field-land in Tong Co Dung, Yen Dung district were very diverse, including private field-land, public field-land and some other types of field-land. In which, private field-land occupied a very large area (76.93%). Field-land directly or indirectly managed by the state were assigned to communes to cultivate and pay taxes according to regulations. The scale of field-land ownership was small. This study provided valuable evidence for reference in planning the current land management policy of Bac Giang province.