Analysis On Parentage And Promotion Of The Heads Of Counties In Wei Jin And Southern Dynasties

Based on the related reserch,this paper takes the heads in Wei Jin and Southern Dynasties recorded in the literature as the object of study.Taking the parentage and promotion of the heads of counties as the pointcut,with the way of the statistical analysis, the paper studies the relevant circumstances of the heads of counties in order to know much about the reserch of WeiJin and Southern Dynasties.The paper is divided into four parts:In the first part, the paper generalizes and analyses the parentage and promotion of the heads of counties in Wei Dynasty.The number of the heads of counties in Wei recorded in the literature is 93. 42 of them has the record of the parentage. By analysis, we know that the aristocratic of the heads of counties was not serious.By analyzing the promotion of 57 heads of counties, we know that the view that ability was first is reflected clearly in the electoral systym.That a lot of pepole born in the poor family became the heads of counties is a good example. Of coures,it was not all of the electoral systym. As the heads of counties, they mainly moved up to prefectuer. 9 of 93 heads of counties secured an official position again after they lost the position of the heads of counties. It also showed that the country lacked the talented person that time.In the second part, the paper generalizes and analyses the parentage and promotion of the heads of counties in Western Jin Dynasty. The number of the heads of counties in Western Jin Dynasty recorded in the literature is 111. 63 of them has the record of the parentage.By analysis, we know that the aristocratic of the heads of counties was more serious than that in Wei Dynasty. By analyzing the promotion of 59 heads of counties, we know that the proportion of the ways of different promotions changed much, compared with it in Wei Dynasty.The number as the heads of counties by imperial choosing in Western Jin Dynasty was more than that in Wei Dynasty, which showed that the emperors of Western Jin Dynasty did some efforts in recovering the imperial choosing. The number of the heads of counties with military status was more than that in Wei Dynasty, which showed the militarization of local administration was more serious. 47 heads of counties moved up to the higher position, after they held as the heads of counties. By analysis, 35 of them had good family bachground, which was 74â„…. It showed that good family background played an important part in promotion. During this period,the derection of promotion of the heads of counties was prefecture.Of 111 heads of counties, only 3 secured an official position again after they lost the position of the heads of counties.In the third part, the paper generalizes and analyses the parentage and promotion of the heads of counties in Eastern Jin Dynasty. The number of the heads of counties in Western Jin Dynasty recorded in the literature is 101. 65 of them has the record of the parentage. By analysis,we know that the proportion of the heads of counties with good family bachground was to 98â„…, which showed that the heads of counties was almost aristocratic. By analyzing the promotion of 53 heads of counties,we know that the social situation of powerful family politics greatly influenced the promotion of the heads of counties.The way of imperial choosing was contempt by the people with good family background.The origin became the most important factor. Of 101 heads of counties, 34 moved up to the higher position, after they held as the heads of counties. 29 of 34 heads of counties had good family background. During this period,the derection of promotion of the heads of counties mostly held as different military positions. 8 of 101 heads of counties secured an official position again after they lost the position of the heads of counties, and 6 had good family background.In the forth part, the paper generalizes and analyses the parentage and promotion of the heads of counties in Southern Dynasty. The number of the heads of counties in Western Dynasty recorded in the literature is 347. 200 of them has the record of the parentage. By analysis,we know that the proportion of the heads of counties with good family bachground was to 93â„…, which showed that the proportion of the heads of counties with good family bachground decreased. Nevertheless, the aristocratic of the heads of counties was still serious. Of 347 heads of counties, 212 had the experience of promotion before they held as the heads of counties. By analyzing the promotion of 212 heads of counties,we know that the number of the heads of counties with military status was more than before.A lot of central government officials and some other officials who thought themselves poor held as the heads of counties,which showed that they could get more benefit than before.Government gave the positions to some people as a kind of reward, which showed that the selection and appointment was corrupt. Of 347 heads of counties, 154 moved up to the higher position after they held as the heads of counties,and 124 was from good family. 23 of 347 heads of counties secured an official position again after they lost the position of the heads of counties, and 19 had good family background.In a word. By analysis, we know that the aristocratic of the heads of counties was more and more serious in Wei Jin and Southern Dynastes. A iot of heads of counties had the experience of promotion before they held as the heads of counties,which showed the militarization of local administration was more serious.