A Study On Official Appointment System Of Imperial Clan In Song Dynasty

Imperial clan is result of authoritarians'politics in Chinese history. Imperial clan is a special class getting together the authority. It gets ascendency and status from the authority, and deeply effects the authority. Song dynasty successfully prevents the debility induced by imperial clan revolting. It is closely contact with the administrative systems of imperial clans. The official appointment system is the best view point to review the relatian of the imperial clan and the imperialization polity of Song dynasty. On the one hand, the official appointment is much more closed to the polity than the other administrtive systems, on the other hand, the members of the imperial clan firsthand participate in the polity, whose infection is reflected by the polity. The relatioan of the imperial clan and the polity is easily reviewed by the official appointment system of imperial clan in Song dynasty.The first part is about the history of the offical appointment system of imperial clan in Song dynasty. In the earlier part of North Song dynasty, the official appointment system of imperial clan is basically constituted. In the middle part of North Song dynasty, it is innovated because of the burden of the increasing population. The infection of the innovation continued into South Song dynasty. In the last part of North Song dynasty, it grows up, and is inherited by South Song dynasty.The second part is about the prerogative gived to the imperial clan by Song dynasty. It includes the appointting with named, the fast preferment and the prerogative in the imperial examinations.The third part is about the restraint gived to the imperial clan by Song dunasty. It includes no reign, no military power, no esucrat, no ambassador and so on.The forth part is about the infection of the official appointment system of imperial clan in Song dynasty. It includes extending the base of govern, avoiding the insurgence of imperial clan, the devotion of imperial clan.