Parcels of Good Land Known as Shoen Were

Parcels of good land known as shoen were

A) often at the center of the struggle for power among rival shoguns.
B) one of the Japanese empire's greatest sources of revenue.
C) rented out to various monasteries over the years for rice cultivation.
D) at the center of a convoluted system of land ownership that came to resemble European feudalism.
E) given to the samurai as rewards for valor in battle, but the samurai were less than successful as feudal lords.