A Study of Cultural Social Groups in Preference for Terms in the Epitaph of the Northern Dynasty of China

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20836
• Project/Area Number (Other): 18H05630 (2018)
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund (2019); Single-year Grants (2018)
• Review Section: 0103:History, archaeology, museology, and related fields
• Research Institution: Meijo University
• Principal Investigator: Ishihara Seiko (大知聖子) 名城大学, 理工学部, 助教 (80650647)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-08-24 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 北魏 / 石刻史料 / テキストマイニング / 墓誌 / 北朝

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the period of Northern Dynasty of China (4 - 6 century), the unearthed historical materials called epitaph increased after the transfer of the capital to Luoyang (End of the 5th century) by the sixth emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen. Previous studies focused on the analysis of official histories in epitaphs and matrimonial relations. In this study, however, we analyzed the words used in the literary rhetoric part of the metrical form called meiji to restore the social groups that produced culture and fashion.
I analyzed terms in the epitaph of Northern Wei using text mining and found correlations between more than 10,000 words.

Free Research Field

中国魏晋南北朝史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

中国・北朝期（4-6世紀）の歴史研究を行う際には正史など編纂史料がテクストとして最も充実しているが、近年、墓誌という出土史料の発見が相次ぎ、研究が活発化している。しかし、大半は編纂史料の情報を補助的に追加・訂正する利用方法、あるいは家系図の復元や整理に止まっている。本研究はその限界を乗り越え、政治的集団とは異なった文化的集団を明らかにしようとするものである。