Talking About The King Of The Western Zhou Dynasty From Xizhoujinwen

There are some bronze inscriptions that appear to “the living kings”.Some scholars believed that these bronzes were cast in the period of kings they saw.The part of these scholars said that “The King of the West Zhou Dynasty has a when he was living,and this name continue to be use even the King dead”,and some other scholars claim that the King of the West Zhou seed alive in the bronze inscriptions due to the political System “using words as posthumous title”.the scholars believe that “the posthumous title vouchsafed only the King was dead”say these so-called “living Kings” bronzes were not cast in the time of the King we see.The bronze were casted after the king death.The bronze wares not only involve the name of “living King”,but also have some noblemen's good name bronze.Some scholars considered the clane name come from the place name who living.Some scholars believe that the noblemen's good name same to the king name.Zhougong and Shaogong's living name were continue be used after they were death.These noblemen's good name used during their lifetime can also be used after death.The “the explanation of posthumous regulation” divides the nicknames into two categories: good name and evil name.Some scholars believe that the nicknames of the kings recorded in the literature are consistent with the lines of the line.The nicknames are evil.Some scholars believe that the unearthed Jinwen materials can prove that the titles of King and Noble in the Western Zhou Dynasty are well-known,and there is no evil.The nickname was Death name or living name not only related to study the division of the bronze have inscriptions,but also related to study the origin ages of the posthumous regulation.This article will discuss the issue of “The nickname was Death name or living name” and "The nickname name was good name or evil name" by the King of the Western Zhou Dynasty.It also discusses the title of the relevant aristocracy and discusses the issue when the posthumous regulation was origin.