Under The Influence Of The Southern Political History

The Southern Dynasty historiography is an important phase in China Ancient Historiography development and it occupies a special and important position. Compared with the Northern Dynasty historiography, it has common points as well as unique features. With Nothern Dynasty historiography, it connects Wei Jin historiography and goes with Sui Tang historiography. It goes just more than one hundred years, but creates a comparatively refulgent historiography. Summary of historiographer system under the political influence, history writing under political situation and historical concept under political ideology can deepen the southern dynasty study as well as guide China ancient history study. Therefore there is need to study relationship between historiography and politics. It is important content to study the southern dynasty history and need of history study. The trend and development of the southern dynasty historiography mainly represents the following aspects:â… .Historiography system under influence of the southern dynasty finds expression in two aspects: historiographer set and selection.First, historiographer setting further perfect. Responsibility of historiographers is further detailed. Special officials take charge of history records compiling. Second, selection of historiographers mainly inherits Han Dynasty historiographer selection system. Historiographer selection mainly includes three ways: officials hold a concurrent post, emperors conscript, officials recommend. It shows pluralism.â…¡.History records compilation under influence of the southern dynasty politics represents in five aspects: preservation of imperial power prompt writing of daily life note; regime change lead to heat of dynasty history writing; hereditary powerful family history writing expand; Spread of Taoism trigger rise of biography and note writing, prosperity of culture push development of books bibliography First,each regime of this period is short. To preserve imperial power and firm reign, rulers attach importance to daily life note and memoir writing of kings . It contributes prosperity of daily life note andfirst rise of memoir. Second, the southern regime change frequently. On the one hand, rulers advocate the orthodoxy position of their regime. In the other hand, they hope to adsorb historical experience and lessons of former dynasty and achieve stability purpose. It leads to high tide of dynasty history writing. Third,although hereditary powerful family begin to decline, there is still a certain political and social influence. As a result, they protect their special interests though various channels, and character level and region expand in family history writings. Fourth,The popularity of Taoism trigger few biography such as"Biography of eminent monk","Biography of famous monks". Meanwhile, famous histoy notes come into being ,such as"Note of The History of the Three Kingdoms","Note of new anecdotes of social talk", etc. Fifth,Prosperity of culture in this period prompt development of books bibliography."Four department directory","Seven Will"and"Seven Records"three influential bibliography writing come into being.â…¢.Historical concepts under the southern dynasty politics represents in six aspects: publicity of divine right, analysis of dynasty legitimacy, popularity of history prosperity and decline, assertion of hereditary powerful family, reflection of religious superstition, reinforcement of national concept .First, In order to advertise validity of regime, rulers advocate interaction between heaven and mankind and they make historiographer advocate divine right in their records. Second, to preserve their regime oxthodoxy position, the rulers advocate will of heaven, and it makes historians put forth effort to explicate dynasty orthodox concept. Third, in order to make their regime stable,the rulers need to draw lessons from the historical rise and fall of the former generation dynasties. Based on reality, historians probe into reasons of dynasty rise and decline from different aspects,and they lay emphasis on history rise and fall concept. Fourth,Although the hereditary powerful family begin to walk to the decline, hereditary powerful family is still a political group with privilege. hereditary powerful family concept is still an important political thought trend and it makes historians preserve hereditary power family status in their historical records. Fifth,Many noble kings and princes, famous scholors convert to Buddha or advocate Taoism. Under the influence of taoism, historians show religious superstition in their records. Sixth,The southern regime and the northern regime stand opposite each other. The attitude and policy of the southern ruler to minorities make historians especially emphasize national concept.