In the feudal system, it was primarily the peasants, including serfs, who paid taxes. Serfs were bound to the land and worked for the lord in exchange for protection and the right to work a portion of the land for their own sustenance. They often paid taxes in the form of labor, goods, or a portion of their harvest, while free peasants, who had more rights, also contributed through similar means. Ultimately, the economic burden of taxation fell heavily on those who worked the land.
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