A Study Of Consolidation Of Political Forces In Hunan Area During The China’s Wudai-Shiguo Period

Ma-Chu Realm was built by Cai-zhou Legion after the Cai-zhou Legion integrated various political forces in Hunan area. This article is attempted to examine the situation of the consolidation of political forces in Hunan area during the China’s Wudai-Shiguo Period.In addition to the preface, this article is divided into four parts.The first chapter introduces the political situation in Hunan area before 894A.D. First, the article investigates the geography establishment of Hunan area during the Tang Dynasty; then, analyzes the collapse process of central ruling in Hunan area and the power structure in Hunan area at that time. There were three forces in Hunan area, but all of them didn’t have enough strength to control the whole area, so this situation gave others the opportunity to invasion.The second chapter discusses the consolidation of political forces in Hunan area at Ma-yin times.The article considers that Cai-zhou Legion was at the core of the regime at the first time, then, when the Ma-Chu Realm became to be an independent regime, Ma-yin’s family members had begun to control the military and political power.The third chapter studies the power structure of Ma-Chu Realm after Ma-yin died. At that time, more and more local political forces had participated in the regime. At the end of Ma-Chu times, the local political forces had involved in the inner struggle.The fourth chapter analyzes the rise of local forces in Hunan area. This part studies the rising process of Lang-zhou Regime and its regime management. The appearance of Lang-zhou Regime had revealed that the local political forces in Hunan area were very deep-rooted.By the above discussion, we can get the sequence of ideas of the consolidation of political forces in Hunan area during the China’s Wudai-Shiguo Period.