A Study to Estimate Military Expenditures in the Han Period

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25580160
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: History of Asia and Africa
• Research Institution: Kansai University
• Principal Investigator: FUJITA TAKAO 関西大学, 文学部, 教授 (90298836)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 軍事費 / 常備軍 / 地方軍 / 中央軍 / 対外遠征 / 軍功 / 国家予算 / 部隊編制

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aims to estimate military expenditures in the Han period on a discussion of some historical resources and method. As a first example, the author examines a campaign by the Han dynasty against the Tibetan tribes during 61-60 B.C. Secondly, the author analyses a method to conduct calculations of the military cost using item of expenditure. Then, he examines an estimation of number of soldiers in the Han period. As a conclusion, the author emphasizes the risk of military campaign against the imperial finance in contradistinction to standing force.

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人文学