Tuntian

Tuntian (屯田) or tunken (屯墾) was a type of frontier "military-agricultural colonies" in the history of China. Troops were sent to harsh landscapes at the Chinese frontier to turn uncultivated land into self-sustained, agrarian settler colonies. In other words, the soldiers doubled as farmers. The system was also adopted by other regimes throughout the Chinese cultural sphere.

Tuntian
Chinese name
Chinese屯田
Literal meaning"garrisoning (on) farms"
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese屯墾
Literal meaning"garrisoning and reclaiming wasteland"
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese农墾
Literal meaning"farming and reclaiming wasteland"
Vietnamese name
Vietnameseđồn điền
Korean name
Hangul둔전
Japanese name
Hiraganaとんでん
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