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How "history" Changes "history"

Posted on:2020-12-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J Y GuanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2435330578478314Subject:History of Ancient China
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In the Western Han Dynasty,Liu He,the King of Changyi,became emperor and dethroned by powerful minister Huo Guang soon,finally ended his life as Marquis of Haihun.In the classic history like Han Shu,authors established dissolute figures of Liu He,and putted them in people’s historical memories.Since the end of Eastern Han Dynasty,as a kind of historical memory,Liu He always been recalled by knowledge people and powerful ministers when imperial power was been challenged.And historical writing of historical events which about challenging imperial power also referred to historical memories about Liu He.The process of recalling memories about Liu He,historical figures from different standpoints made use of memories for different purposes.This process also gave the figure of Liu He different significances and functions.Memories about Liu He were been distorted variously,this process actually became a history about interpretation of L u He.Political events involved memories about Liu He during Han and Jin Dynasties were Wang Fen’s polt of deposing Emperor Ling of Han Dynasty,deposing Emperor Shao and enthroning Emperor Xian by Dong Zhuo,the trying of Yuan Shao and Han Fu about enthroned Liu Yu,the discussion about Cao Mao’s funeral standard and the conflicts in Late Liang’s imperial clansman.For political events,by analyzing their historical backgrounds,restoring their historical contexts and comparing situations of memories about Liu He after been recalled with classical histories,status of memories after been used and interpretated could been get.Historical writings involved memories about Liu He during Han and Jin Dynasties were historical analogy of dead woods’resurrection in Eastern Jin Dynasty and the relationship between the figure of Emperor Fei in Eastern Jin Dynasty and the figure of Liu He.For historical writings,by analyzing writers’standpoints and purposes,the effects of Liu He as a historical references substance could been getted.Generally,memories about Liu He after been recalled focused on Liu He’s moral blemish,deposed conditions,political environment and funeral standard.Over time,memories about Liu He presented the features of stigmatization and fossilization.In terms of historical epistemology,research which focus on memories about Liu He revealed how did human race make use of historical resources to change "presents" and how did "presents"change historical cognizations of human race.This kind of reaction between presents and pasts could be summarized as "histories" change "histories".
Keywords/Search Tags:Liu He, Marquis of Haihun, King of Changyi, Historical memory, Imperial power
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