corvée labor system
C27366
concept
A corvée labor system is a form of unpaid, state-imposed labor obligation in which subjects or citizens must provide work—often for public projects or rulers—rather than money as taxation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| corvée labor system canonical | 1 |
| forced levy | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: corvée labor system
Generated description
A corvée labor system is a form of unpaid, state-imposed labor obligation in which subjects or citizens must provide work—often for public projects or rulers—rather than money as taxation.
Instances (2)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| zu-yong-diao system | — |
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devshirme system
surface form:
Devshirme system
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forced levy |