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1) The Heian court abolished provincial garrisons in 792, ending generalized peasant conscription, but continued to reform and modify military institutions to rationalize armed forces. 2) New military/police titles like oryoshi and tsuibushi emerged in the 9th century to legitimize the use of force by an emerging class of provincial warriors on behalf of the court. 3) Rather than weakening central authority, these titles allowed the imperial court to maintain control over the use of force and possession

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Alex Sala

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