A Study of the Tang Menyin System and Menyin Officials:Focusing on Weiguan, Zhailang, Wanlang, and Liangguan Sheng''s Epitaphs (A.D. 618-756)
Date Issued
2014
Date
2014
Author(s)
Kung, Chi-Wei
Abstract
Menyin system is an electoral system of the Tang dynasty, the purpose of this study is to construct the career mode of the officials who used Menyin system to enter the officialdom. In addition, there are two main reasons that triggers to this study, the first reason is that the epitaphs has been updated; the second reason is that previous studies seldom analyze the career of the officials who used Menyin system to enter the officialdom. Therefore, I hold an opinion that construct career mode of Menyin officials will bring new discoveries and breakthroughs.
Chapter one introduces the motivation and historical data of the thesis. The second chapter introduces the Menyin system and the Tang Dynasty’s electoral system, furthermore, this chapter also discusses Weiguan, Zhailang, Wanlang, and Liangguan Sheng which are the object of the thesis. Chapter three constructs and analyzes career mode of Sanwei and Qianniuwei. Additionally, the fourth chapter constructs and investigates the career mode of Zhailang, Wanlang, and Liangguan Sheng.
In conclusion, Menyin system is not a unitary electoral system, it is an electoral system which has diverse approaches to select the person who used Menyin system to enter the officialdom, in addition, the mode Menyin officials enter the officialdom leads to different career paths.
Chapter one introduces the motivation and historical data of the thesis. The second chapter introduces the Menyin system and the Tang Dynasty’s electoral system, furthermore, this chapter also discusses Weiguan, Zhailang, Wanlang, and Liangguan Sheng which are the object of the thesis. Chapter three constructs and analyzes career mode of Sanwei and Qianniuwei. Additionally, the fourth chapter constructs and investigates the career mode of Zhailang, Wanlang, and Liangguan Sheng.
In conclusion, Menyin system is not a unitary electoral system, it is an electoral system which has diverse approaches to select the person who used Menyin system to enter the officialdom, in addition, the mode Menyin officials enter the officialdom leads to different career paths.
Subjects
門蔭制度
門蔭入仕者
衛官
齋郎
挽郎
兩館生
任官模式
Type
thesis
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