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The Land Tax Law Revision, which was held in the beginning of the Meiji Era, took almost 10 years and was completed with the close of the Land Tax Revision Office in June 1881. However, the land value modification movement occurred after the completion of the Land Tax Law Revision indicates that its result was not satisfactory for farmers. For the analysis of the Land Tax Law Revision, the essential problem on it cannot be solved without the subsequent land value modification. This report examined the actual conditions of the Land Tax Law Revision in Echizen seven counties, which were not always evident hitherto and also analyzed its origin, features, the difference from other areas, and the relationship with other similar movement. As the result of these analysis, the following three facts were defined. The First Fact: The origin of the land value modification movement in Echizen seven counties has already occurred at the completion of the campaign against the Land Tax Law Revision. The Second Fact: The consecutiveness between the land value modification movement in Echizen seven counties and the campaign against the Land Tax Law Revision is very significant. The Third Fact: Nevertheless the land value modification movement in Echizen seven counties did not lead the economic effect, it still kept its freshness in other similar nationwide movements. It was taken into the Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom in the 1880s and finally achieved to the level of participation with the debate in the Diet around 1890.
