A Study On The Female Group Of The Imperial Clan In The Song Dynasty

Imperial clan female of song Dynasty is an important part of the imperial family,which is also called zongnu,namely the daughter of the imperial family,and the daughter of the monarch.With the increasing number of imperial families in song Dynasty,imperial women gradually became a special group.Influenced by the interference of the imperial clans in the Tang Dynasty,the rulers of the Song Dynasty constantly strengthened the management and control of the imperial clans.The clan women were divided into different grades according to the blood relationship within the group,forming the difference between affinity and affinity,and the situation of poor treatment.The female group of the clan in the Song Dynasty was not only different from ordinary women,but also different from the class of ladies.The noble political status was an important symbol of being different from other women,and they enjoyed favorable political treatment in politics.Although they did not participate in political activities,their husbands and their sons did They can be granted officials with grace and rank,and they will serve in the third class;those who have the most serious crimes in the law shave their hair to become nuns,and are exempt from the death penalty;economically,the women of the clan have no official but have a salary,and have an income that exceeds the five-servant line.Still in the clan system,they enjoy the relief of the state,which guarantees the life of clan women to a certain extent.As a member of the royal family,the rulers constantly put forward new requirements for the marriage of the royal women,and finally a marriage system was formed.Under the standardized clan marriage system,clan women with different blood kinships have corresponding regulations on the method and object of mate selection.The clan women above Shenma have the highest requirements,followed by sectarian women.,reflecting the identity hierarchy.Influenced by the commodity economy and national political situation in the Song Dynasty,there were special circumstances in which the clan sold marriages and the clan women were concubines.In song Dynasty,even though they are members of the imperial family,they are still bound by the feudal ethical code,and are strictly required to be as obedient and respectful as ordinary women in marriage and family.They must be thrifty and filial to husband’s father and mother,so as to show that they are not arrogant.Treat family members to help,worship good good,rely on their own matriarchal female status to help her husband for politics,and concubine and sister-in-law interpersonal communication is handled properly,become a model in the women.In the traditional society where men are superior to women,the family life of patriarchal women still shows the commonness of women in song Dynasty and still belongs to her husband’s family.In the funeral system of the clan women in the Song Dynasty,burial and cremation were the main methods.The funeral method of the clan women was closely related to the development of Buddhism in the Song Dynasty.Restricted by the status of the clan,unmarried clan women must be buried in the clan royal mausoleum.The size of the funeral is closely related to the blood relationship.The closer the blood relationship is,the higher the funeral system,forming a hierarchy and having a corresponding system.