英文摘要 |
This article explores changes in the Han government system, and also discusses the merits and demerits of historical narratives based on an analysis of the government system. Han empire was founded by a group from Huaibei 淮北, which did not like pressuring others. Therefore, zhuhouwang 諸侯王 were allowed to keep their indigenous characteristics. As a result, a local-type government system was developed at first in Han dynasty. In the reign of Wudi 武帝, the system collapsed mainly from the political centralization aimed to wage the war against Xiongnu 匈奴, and a hyperlocal-type government system was thus framed during this period. But different regions had different problems, and gradually there arose recognition of the limitation of such an extreme centralized system. Subsequently, at the end of Western Han period the government system underwent a reform and changed into a panlocal-type government system, which left the governance to the discretion of local governors and yet still maintained the centralized personnel system. Based on an analysis of a government system, the above historical narrative of an inclusive view of changes and phenomena has a merit of focusing on the interaction of the system and the changes. However, such approach also entails risks of oversimplification and produces misunderstanding. When examining history through an analysis of a government system, it is essential to consider both the merits and demerits in taking such a standpoint. |