2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Changes in Political Space between the Northern Song and the Southern Song
Project/Area Number |
24520808
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Asian history
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Research Institution | Osaka City University |
Principal Investigator |
HIRATA Shigeki 大阪市立大学, 大学院文学研究科, 教授 (90228784)
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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Keywords | 政治空間 / 君主独裁政治 / 宰相専権 / 開封システム / 杭州システム |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
I attempted to reconcile the two arguments : imperial autocracy versus the rising power of grand councilors. If we take the macroscopic perspective of looking at the political system, it changed from the Northern Song “Kaifeng System” into the Southern Song “Hangzhou system.” The former refers to a centralized system, where the military and financial systems were concentrated in Kaifeng; and the latter refers to a decentralized, lower-level government system, where the military and financial power were dispersed in several places including the capital, and where circuit officials were endowed considerable authority. At the higher level of the system of imperial autocracy, however, there was not much change during the Song period. On the other hand, however, if we take a microscopic perspective, changes took place in nature of the relations between the emperor and officials, as well as in the methods of policy making, which were closely connected to imperial power.
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Free Research Field |
中国政治史
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