he people of Endarta Awrajja have experienced a settled agriculture for a long period of time. I" The land which was the principal socio-economic asset had distributed through complex land tenure system. In the Awrajja land-share (figuraf Gosiis), E'sir, Qeiii, Maret Bla'e and rim t~nures were the prevailing landholding systems. The profound disruption of resti through depopulation and migration caused by the great famine and the subsequent tax burden were led . - to development of C iguraf Gosiis in Endarta Awrajja in particular and other parts of Tigray in general. Members ef the village were entitled land on the normative principle of equal shares new residents to the figuraf Gosiis villages of Endarta Awrajja , the people had demanded the disr~tion of the system though it sustained until 1975. In few wariidas of Endarta Awrajja , the government functionaries were entitled a tenth land ' .. Abstract from the village ~nder their domain. Moreover, some influential individuals were vehemently cultivated mountains and meadows until 1975. The complexity of land tenure system had created a' strong controversy among the people. The resti which was _the prevailing landholding system add a fuel to the problem and made a countless disputes. In 1960, the resti system in Endarta Awrajja had completely changed and many people had spent more time in court than in their agricultural fields. Despite of this the government was inattentive to the public suffering. This was partly perpetrated to sustain the income obtain from such court cases and to secure their advantages in the expense of the poor people. Thus, the situation had continued until the 1975. In the pre Italian period, the people had paid the land tax based on the number of oxen. Moreover, the !J:.ariistot 'were paid a tax to the government during harvest time through the diimbaiias. They were also forced into a number of irregular taxes. Soon after the evacuation of the Italians, the imperial government attempted to modernize the tax collection system and made E"-t'he land tax and asrat to be paid on cash. However, the taxation policy of the imperial regime was not accepted by the people of Endarta Awrajja particularly due to the corrupt officials . Nevertheless, from 1944 to 1948 the people of Endarta had arranged to pay both asrat and land tax based on the number of oxen. However, they failed to pay particularly the asrta on the • .. The tax collection process in the Awrajja was ruthless and forced many people to leave their home places to their neighbor areas. Despite of this the government did not provide any immediate solution to help the people. In 1967, the new agricultural income tax was introduced. Th~x assessment in the Awrajja was entrusted to the committee, Harayo. The introduction of engaged in corruption. In short, taxation and land tenure system in the Awrajja was a source of public suffering. • ... specified time and requested Ras Ababa Aragay for the discharge of asrta