Research On The System Of Imperial Harem Of The Han Dynasty

The system of imperial harem is the result of emperor despotic epoch, and is important to support the imperial power .After researching The system of imperial harem in the Han Dynasties , we have further understanding about some characters of emperor despotism. And it is benefit for us to know the bureaucratic quality of the Han Dynasties, the marriage system, the etiquette system , and the custom of society etc.It consists of five sections to elaborate on the all aspects of the The system of imperial harem in the Han Dynasties .The first section discusses the selection system of the empress and imperial concubine in the Han Dynasty . The selectional standard of empress and imperial concubine , as the imperatorial wife and concubine , certainly have specialties . the selection system of the empress and imperial concubine , can not but have characteristic of imperatorial marriage . the composition firstly discuss the connection of the selection system and imperatorial marriage at the part, and by analysing the approach of selection, the extension, and the standard , the composition research integrality the selection system of the empress and imperial concubine in the Han Dynasty. Finally, after the research on economy, politics, the thought and the culture of the Hay Dynasty , the composition gives a further analysis to the differences of the selection system between West-Han and East-Han, and the reason of the differences.The second section discusses the rank system between the empress and imperial concubines in the Han Dynasty. This system confirm the rank among the empress and imperial concubines , and on the base of differring the legal wife and the concubines, it divide imperial concubines into diverse ranks , and make the empress dignitarial, in order to supportthe system of the wife's eldest son inheriting the imperial throne. This section discusses the establishment and improvement of the system in detail, the differences between the empress and imperial concubines, andthe effect on the wife' s eldest son inheriting the imperial throne.The third section focused on the etiquette system of the imperial harem. Because of the exist of rank, the living of the empress and imperial concubine was in charge of the etiquette system . In order to incarnating the empress' outstanding station, this section gave a introduce to the empress etiquette, sedan chair and clothes etiquette, and the funeral etiquette. At the same time it declared publicly the people should obey the hierachic.In the fourth section, it mainly discusses the management on the imperial harem in Han Dynasty. The management on imperial harem can be divided into two facets. One facet is that the state has a charge of people in the imperial harem .This section firstly introduces the basic status of person in the imperial harem , then discusses the management system on them. The other facet is that the state administer the living of the empress and imperial concubine. This part explain the bureaucracy of the empress dowager, the bureaucracy of the empress, and the bureaucracy of the imperial concubine . It opens out the quality of the bureaucracy, and represents the character of oneness between the state and the family.The fifth section discusses the politics of the imperial harem. As the imperatorial wife and concubine, they are the faithful supporters of the imperial power. When the imperial power declines, the empress is responsible to exert it in place of emperor, and make it reposefully exist. Due to the lack of education , the empress and imperial concubine can not see beyond their nose. In order to the benefit of their household, the empress and imperial concubine is nepotistical, put the crownling in imperial throne. All of this bring on the displace of the imperial power. During the East-Han Dynasty, there are six empresses coming into power, which have a further effect on the politic of East-Han Dynasty. Therefore, this section paid much attention to the phenomena of the empress coming into power formally, and detailedly discussed its...