A Study On The State Structure Of The Western Zhou Dynasty

The Western Zhou Dynasty is the important link between three generations,the ruling foundation of Chinese social politics,economy,culture has a profound influence.Scholars from different angles around the state structure of Western Zhou Dynasty made a large number of long-term discussion,lay the academic foundation for the study of the history of the Western Zhou dynasty.But for the country,past the autocratic countries say,city-state Alliance said various views,there are some theoretical limitations.With reference to the German scholar Roman Herzog about the world of early state formation in another theory model--aristocrat country said,in-depth analysis of the Western Zhou Dynasty history,archaeology and literature data,provide a new way of thinking on this issue.A remarkable characteristic of Western Zhou state structure is leading to a state Zhou State.This structure has deep historical origin,as early as the first Zhou period "channeling in the Rong and Di" swim in the era,Zhou clan to nearby Rong Di tribe formed a loose alliance of the aristocracy.Zi Gong Dan father built Zhous state to Qiyi,Zhou joined the Shang Dynasty unified aristocrat country,has become a national of the Shang Dynasty aristocracy unit.But out of business before the Zhou people in surrendering to the Shang king also gradually with the surrounding small state,the formation of a regional aristocracy unit combination under the Shang Dynasty,the joint body is later Zhou Dynasty national foundation.After the establishment of Western Zhou Dynasty,Zhou state is a rule of local independent aristocracy unit,is a representative of the central government over them,to Zhou State on aristocracy as early reunification of the country ruling form."Zhou state" a word not only can be expressed with a state of all the lands,but also can be used to cover the so-called"world quartet".The noble national reunification is mainly dependent on the suzerain state powerful Zhou.One Zhou's strength is far stronger than vassals,on the other hand the king of Zhou to Zhou state internal effective rule.And the two anniversary of the domestic trouble and foreign invasion,Qi Zhou and religious Zhou to Zhou state of decay,and some feudal Zhou area dropped from Zhou state became essentially States,from the Zhou Dynasty unified the country forms still exist,but in fact has been disintegrated,split into many countries act of one's own free will.The country is by Zhou state and Shu state formed a joint body,unified aristocrat country but is still is essentially statist.Hand when people in the concept of generally recognized sovereign King Zhou of geography on "world Quartet",on the other hand,the government can be implemented in the Quartet state,region.Western Zhou Dynasty as a unified national form of master-slave relationship Zhou state and Quartet Shu state,specifically their respective rights and obligations.First said loyalty and obedience to Zhou state in politics to Shu state,specific performance should be on time,attend Hajj King Zhou Zhou Dynasty convened jointly with,accept supervision and inspection of Zhou Dynasty and forever enshrined "king of life",the military Shu state must obey the Zhou of its control state,in the economy Shu state has to pay tribute to the Zhou state obligations.These are the proof of Western Zhou Dynasty as the most unified national convincing.The country is in accordance with the administrative divisions of a hierarchical structure to governance and rule.The court aristocracy families and Zhou statewai Zhou state within the state is directly responsible to the king of Zhou,both at the national level administrative region.Vassal states bureaucrats fief and vassal states are directly to the leaders and responsible,all two district western countries.The Western Zhou Dynasty is the vassals attached to Zhou state lai to maintain national unity,the rule of the forces behind must have legitimate state exists to support.Similarly,state or states or bureaucrats in his vassal fief of dominion also because of its legitimacy to stable and rolling.The legitimacy of the hand this validity is the rule of the right,such as the legal sources of Western Zhou Dynasty Royal is destiny and morality,legal basis of feudal domination is the king's command and,on the other hand is that the state should act in accordance with the expectation that ethics,can complete the defense foreign risk,caring people's survival,security rule national task.