2012/09/22“Chinese Historical Writings in Historical Context: Centering On the Changes of the Tang and Song Dynasty” Regular Meeting
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Professor Lin, Guan-Qun
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“Chinese Historical Writings in Historical Context:
Centering On the Changes of the Tang and Song Dynasty”
Regular Meeting
DATE: 2012/09/22
TIME: 10:00-12:00
VENUE: Second Floor Conference Room of Center for Humanities
Research in Social Sciences Information Center
Professor Lin Guan Qun reported on “The Declaration of the
Ruling Power of Tsenpos (Tibetan emperors) in the Tibetan
Chronology of Historical Events” in this meeting. The
Tibetan Chronology of Historical Events, the Tang Dynasty
Tibetan historical record, is a handwritten account from
Dunhuang, and records events annalistically. There have been
many studies made upon this book from China, Japan and
Europe; but many of their theories still hold points worthy
of debate. The records in the book clearly emphasize the
unique orthodox status of the Tibetan Royal family, as well
as the activities of the ruling class.
The Tibetan royal family define themselves as gods, and the
legitimacy of their rule is also based on the belief that
they are gods. Compared with the Predestined Concept of the
central China plains, with which the ruler credits the
legitimacy of his rule as a bestowal from heaven, the
Tibetan rulers directly identify themselves as gods. The
expansion of their national territory caused the Tibetan
royal family to begin to emphasize their ruling status due
to the fact that their original methods of governance failed
to keep up with nations that had more complicated systems.
That is why they introduced the “birthright theory” of the
central China plains, as well as the “six minister
administrative system” of the Tang Dynasty.
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