A Study On The Wife’s Families Of Royal In The Eastern Ji N Dyna-sty

Chinese society had undergone dramatic upheaval in Wei, Jin and the Sout hern an-d Northern Dynasties.A change in social class had occurred and noble s class had a str-ict distinction betweencivilians.This is demonstrated aristocrati c class endogamy in marriage.The royal of Eastern Jin Dynasty complianced with this rule.There are12fa-milies married The royal of Eastern Jin Dynasty. They’re Wangs’ from Langya, Wang-s’ from Taiyuan, Yus’ from Yingchuan, H uans’ from Qiaojun, Xies’ from Chenjun. Hes’ from Lujiang, Chus’ from Yan gzhai, Dus’ from Duling, Xuns’ from Yingchuan, Yangs’ from Taishan, Yus’f rom Jiyang and Lius’ from Peiguo.The12families contain not only bachelor families of Western Jin Dynast y, but also the new families formed in Eastern Jin Dynasty. And the standard of the royal m-arriage included family status, capacity and virtue.Family status and capacity are bas-ic factors.The development of the wife’s family of the e mperor is different from othe-r dynasties because of the politics of powerful f amilies.Powerful family clans attached to the imperial power in Western Jin D ynasty.This situation changed in Eastern Jin Dynasty.The relationship between t he bachelor families and the royal turned.Royal marriage the powerful familiie s so as to maintain their status.The status of the family is measured of official post.The power of the fa milies re-flected in the grade of the official post, the number of officers and t he specific positi-on.The identity of the wife’s family helps some families to i mprove their political sta-tus, just like Yus’ from Yingchuan and Chus’ from Y angzhai.But it’s not the decisive factor.Political capacity is more important.This shows thatthere is no typical politics of the wife’s families of royal in Easte rn Jin Dynasty.The emergence of politics of the wife’s families dues to empress engagin g in poli-tical activities.It is based on feudal imperial power.There is no typic al politics of the wife’s families of royal in Eastern Jin Dynasty because of th e politics of powerful fa-milies.The bachelor families controled the royal marri age.