Central political situation during the reigns of Emperor Xuanzong and Emperor Shuosong of the Tang Dynasty

Author: Ren Shiyin
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: This book discusses the conflicts and struggles between the Secretary of the Central Secretariat and the Crown Prince during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, as well as the status of the emperor after Emperor Xuanzong's abdication and his relationship with the retired emperor. It has merits in the use of historical materials, theoretical methods, and academic perspectives. Target Audience: Researchers and educators in history, social history, cultural history, and intellectual history, as well as faculty and students of liberal arts at universities and colleges, and medium and large libraries for collection.
The period of Emperor Xuanzong and Emperor Shaozong of the Tang Dynasty was a time when the Tang Dynasty transitioned from prosperity to chaos, and has always been a subject of attention. Academia has explored the reasons for this transformation from multiple perspectives. Ren Shiyin's book, The Central Politics During the Reign of Xuanzong and Shaozong of the Tang Dynasty, does not stop at the factional and power struggles that have long been emphasized in academia, but instead studies the evolution of the central politics during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong and Emperor Shaozong from the perspective of political institutional changes. It proposes many new insights, providing a fresh perspective for a deeper understanding of Tang Dynasty politics.
The content of the book includes: the starting point of changes in the central politics during Emperor Xuanzong's reign, the central politics in the early years of Emperor Xuanzong's Tianbao era, the changes in the configuration and de facto dissolution of the Eastern Palace system, the central politics in the late years of Emperor Xuanzong's Tianbao era, and the central politics during the reign of Emperor Shaozong, among others.