Military Rebellion And Northern Song Dynasty Internal Politics

There are over 70 Military Rebellions happened in the Northern Song dynasty. While all the Military Rebellions were suppressed and they had no large impact on the government. The reason is that Northern Song dynasty insists the governing philosophy of "focus on inside and ignore outside". The Northern Song dynasty always give priority to the solution of internal contradictions and be committed to political stability, even neglect national defense construction.Most of the Military Rebellions are composed of soldiers. Military recruitment and strict Military Law are put into practice by Northern Song dynasty government, which make soldiers become independent groups that can not be got helps when rebelling. Strategies including Military suppression and giving up encouragement are used by Northern Song dynasty government that can clear away rebellions with lower influence on social order and people lives.This article will take Military Rebellions as a way to study the internal governance of Northern Song dynasty. Furtherly, to unscramble the governing philosophy through the research of Strategies which aimed at Military Rebellions.