The Analysis Of The Genealogy Historical Value

When society develops to a certain stage, based on the choice of marriage, the status of property inheritance, genealogical tree appeared. Our genealogical tree has verylong history, as early as in the spring and Autumn period already appeared.In Cao Wei period, Nine-rank system established. The further development of the clan. Genealogy has also become the official selection, matrimony basis in this case. During the Suiand Tang Dynasties, large official genealogy appeared, show a prosperous. After theSong Dynasty, the political function of genealogy to disappear.People such as Ou Yangxiu, Su Xun and so on construction the genealogy.Genealogy became tools which improved the clan cohesion. Because at this time the government no longer set spectrumBureau, some private genealogical tree appeared errors and false.There are a large number of the ancient clans, but the academic genealogy have different views about generlogy. Some people think that the genealogy is one of the three pillars of history.On the other hand, some people think that the genealogy after thefive generation is uncredible.In fact, as early as the Han Dynasty, it has been noticed that the relationship between genealogy and history had researched. Sima Qian’s “historical records” has been used for writting genealogical informations, a lot of genealogy data has also used “three note in historical records”. Since twentieth Century, Mr. Liang Qichao initiated by genealogy research from a new angle of view.then, pan Guangdan and Mr. Luo Xianglin Zhu development and practice Liang Qichao’s point of view.They lays a foundationfor further study on the genealogy of historical value through the mathods of confirmed and supplemented the other historical records by the genealogy.This paper attemptsproves that there are mutual supplement between genealogy tree and history, local history, social life history. The genealogy of academic value were be discussed, relying on the using situation of the geneanoly of in the history and local chronicles, then,using the deductive method, from the aspects of sociology, history and so on. So,Genealogy has unique academic value,although not as accurate, but also should be studied by science attitude.