fubing system

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The fubing system was an early Tang dynasty militia-based military organization in which farmer-soldiers combined agricultural work with periodic military service, providing both defense and local governance.

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instanceOf Tang dynasty institution
military system
militia system
associatedWith early Tang military organization
frontier garrisons around Chang'an
frontier garrisons around Luoyang
basedOn equal-field land system
peasant households
combines agricultural work
periodic military service
declinedUnder mid-Tang dynasty
developedUnder Sui dynasty
documentedIn Xin Tang Shu (新唐書)
surface form: New Book of Tang

Old Book of Tang
Tang institutional histories
employs farmer-soldiers
local militia officers
furtherDevelopedUnder Emperor Gaozu of Tang
Emperor Taizong of Tang
hasCharacteristic decentralized military organization
farmer-soldier system
hereditary military obligation
land-based conscription
local defense
local governance role
militia-based
part-time military service
influenced Song dynasty views on militia systems
later Tang military reforms
introducedBy Northern Zhou
surface form: Northern Zhou rulers
linkedTo equal-field land allocation
household registration system
organizedInto fubing garrisons
military districts
units commanded by local officers
primaryFunction frontier defense
internal security
supplying troops for imperial campaigns
reasonForDecline difficulty maintaining farmer-soldier model
economic burden on peasant households
increasing central military campaigns
replacedBy mercenary-based recruitment
professional standing army
timePeriod 7th century
early Tang period
usedIn Sui dynasty
Tang dynasty
late Northern Zhou dynasty

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Tang dynasty militarySystem fubing system