feudalism
combination of legal and military customs and form of government in medieval Europe
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Summary
feudalism is a political system[1]. feudalism ranks in the top 0.8% of political system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,882 views/month, #2 of 249).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: economic system[3]
- Named after: fiefdom[4]
- Followed by: neo-feudalism[5]
- Subclass of: landed property[6], social order[7]
- Commons category: Feudalism[8]
- Has part(s): examples of feudalism[9], bastard feudalism[10], expansion of feudalism[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Feudalism[12]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20]
- Different from: Fengjian[21]
- Time period: Middle Ages[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
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Influence
Things named for feudalism include technofeudalism[24], a political theory[25].
Why It Matters
feudalism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] feudalism is known by 163 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for feudalism include technofeudalism[24], a political theory[25].