Expiore And Analyze Of Successuon System Of Chan-Yu In Hun

As a powerful nomadic people, Hun lived in the north of China and established a forceful state which becoming an awkward and extended rival to Han dynasty. Because of the specific mode of production and living environment, Hun Empire had many particular political systems.For instance, Chan-yu's inheritance system undergoes three stage, son inherited his father, throne succession between brothers, throne succession between uncle and nephew and succession between male numbers of the royal family, and the latter continued and completed the former. This specific inheritance system plays an active role in the aspect of supporting the steady of state power. As a matter of fact, hereditary system was the main form of Chan-yu's inheritance system of Hun Empire, and election system was also an important supplementary form. The above model exist several hundreds years in Hun. The development of Hun Empire's Chan-yu inheritance accompanied with the rise and decline of Hun people. The Chan-yu inheritance system has a close relationship with Huns political situation and social development. A comprehensive and systematic researching on the Chan-yu'inheritance of Hun is meaningful to recognize Hun people and their developing process.