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Are there examples of prosperous societies ruled by "illegitimate" governments that didn't have an equivalent of peasants/serfs?
by harimau777 7y ago
Are there examples of prosperous societies ruled by "illegitimate" governments that didn't have an equivalent of peasants/serfs?
- Cookingboy 7y agoYes, quite a few dynasties in Chinese history for example. At a few points China had higher GDP than the rest of the world combined with much better average standard of living for its people. The early Tang dynasty comes into mind. There were no serf class, but of course there were peasants/farmers of course since someone had to grow food.