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The Marriage of Imperial Clan in Ming Dynasty

Author: LiKang
Tutor: LeiBingYan
School: Xiangtan University
Course: History of Ancient China
Keywords: Ming Dynasty Imperial clan marriage Imperial power Marital behavior Illegal system Social crisis
CLC: K248
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2011
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Abstract


The imperial clan is a member of the royal family, belonging to a special group in the hierarchical structure of ancient society. Marriage of their activity is not just a simple marriage behavior, be the dynasty's political, economic and social development have an important impact, thus Ming Dynasty have always attached great importance to imperial clan marriage marry. The beginning of the Ming Li, Taejo on the development of a series of hierarchical imperial clan marriage ceremony system, and has a full-time agency specifically responsible Subsequently, these systems are constantly adjusted as the rise and fall of the dynasty, its core is always embodied imperial supremacy fundamental criteria. Hongwu years, the royal clan the kings are given various privileges Takeomi and Xun Group to strong Princes force balance. In this political landscape, the royal clan marriage as a way of maintaining the political weight of the imperial power ruled the use of the emperor to ensure their loyalty to the royal family by marriage with the founding Xunqi and military generals. Zhu Di to Military Governors identity ascended the throne, aware of the existing political system is not conducive to the imperial power of unity and political stability, the gradual weakening of the suzerain-vassal privileges, and the creation of the headed to civilian scholar Group, \core institutions. Hongxi, Xuande years, with the formation of the new political situation, the royal clan status thus changed dramatically. The imperial clan marriage of same weakening the political function, more and more inclined to have a negative effect on the economic development and social stability. Start from the orthodox, minority emperor Hunkui directly lead to the corruption of the affairs of state, and the consequent social unrest and economic crisis in the late Ming Dynasty. It is in the case of this overall deterioration of the environment, the imperial clan members of the marriage marry problems, mainly as marriage selection difficult marriage and illegal system widespread; married by the imperial clan marriage problems are not resolved, were Lu problem and royal clan crime, which in turn further intensification of social conflicts, increasingly deepened the crisis of the reign of the Ming. Jiajing, Wanli period, the rulers take various limiting marriage measures, trying to imperial clan marriage problems is limited within a certain range. Wide implications of these policies is difficult to put into practice. At the same time, The imperial clan population expansion and Lu have been seriously beyond the extent of the burden of the Ming Dynasty Financial. Some members of the royal clan of the Imperial in the face of this bring disaster to the crisis itself, not only failed to contain all the misdemeanors, but intensified, turned a deaf ear to marry all the marriage prohibitions still abuse of marital abuse marry cease until the collapse of the Ming Dynasty. Chong Zhen Emperor hanged himself after Nanming Fu Wang, Lu Wang, Gui Wang regime have also perish. Various historical facts tell us: the royal clan as an important symbol of the reign of the Ming Dynasty, has long lost its rightful appeal.

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CLC: > History, geography > History of China > Feudal society ( 475 BC - AD 1840 ) > Sui and Tang period ( 581 ~ 1840 ) > (1368 to 1663 )
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