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Gustavus Adolphus reformed the administrative structure of Sweden, what example of this can you provide?
Building newer and bigger castles
Establishing diplomatic relationships
Starting Parish Registration of the population
Abolishing monarchical rule
Answer
In order to effectively administer his kingdom, Gustavus Adolphus began a parish registration of the population. This was a system of record keeping that was used to track the number of people in each parish and to collect taxes. It was also used to keep track of the movement of people within the kingdom and to maintain military records.
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