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On The Outlook On Patriarchal Clan Rise And Fall And Social Mobility Of Western Han Dynasty

Posted on:2012-05-24Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X D SangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330338462614Subject:Special History
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The history of Western han Dynasty is no the history of the class struggle,and the history of rise and fall of class or replacement,but the history of rise and fall of the Patriarchal Lineages or replacement:some Patriarchal Lineages had been wiped out, some Patriarchal Lineages triumphed,The original noble of residing in the upper class of society declined and became civilians, The original civilians of residing in the lower levels of society suddenly rise for nobles, The basic unit of social mobility is Patriarchal Lineages, instead of class,this is the history of Western han Dynasty.In warring states late,Qin wang Ying Zheng destroyed six countries noble and unified the whole country. In the end,he achieve the brilliance of Pre-qin noble,however this is short.when the Second Emperor of Qin dynasty,Qin dynasty was perished.The pre-Qin noble was replaced by the royalty of Liu,which civilians developped slowly.The pre-Qin noble exit from the stage of history.Royalty of Liu intermarried with the emperor, the result is that a batch of new noble is produced.It is theWai Qi.It is cooperative and struggle between Wai Qi and royalty of liu.To Western Han dynasty late,the strong family of Wang beat the weak royalty of Liu and Established a new dynasty.Some person who hasrendered outstanding service with Liu Bang was born in civilians.After the establishment of Western Han dynasty,according to credit size,Liu Bng gave the different official positions and bounty.A military aristocracy arose.As the flow of time,in the period of emperor of Liu Che,the military aristocracy decline. The Western Han dynasty needs new talent,so recommendatory system appeared.It openeda new channel for the layer personage upward mobility.From"Only worship Confucian academic"of Liu Che to the prosperity of Confucianism of YuanCheng period, it is the best way to learn Confucian classics.Through the screening,the elite of private business owners became the prominent figures.The family owns a lot of land become a powerful family by combining rights."A family members are never the nobles and is not always civilians",this is our social mobility of perception,it is the social mobility of Western han Dynasty.
Keywords/Search Tags:Patriarchal Lineages, Civilians, Western Han Dynasty, Social Mobility
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