Kingship in early medieval China / / by Andrew Eisenberg.

• Superior document: Sinica Leidensia, v. 83
• Author: Eisenberg, Andrew.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Sinica Leidensia ; v. 83.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Chapter One. Introduction: Interpretive perspective /; Chapter Two. Retired emperorship: The northern Wei innovation /; Chapter Three. The northern Wei case concluded—The regency of the empress Dowager Wenming,476–490 /; Chapter Four. The collapse of the northern Qi /; Chapter Five. The northern Zhou case /; Chapter Six. The Xuanwu men incident of the Tang: Imperial retirement enters the mainstream /; Chapter Seven. The Xuanwu men legacy: Taizong’s factionalization of the position of heir apparent /; Chapter Eight. The pervasive factionalization of Taizong’s court /; Chapter Nine. Taizong—an emperor on the run /; Chapter Ten. Conclusion /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-269) and index.
• ISBN: 1282397869; 9786612397868; 9047432304
• ISSN: 0169-9563
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Andrew Eisenberg.

The institution of the Retired Emperor forms the innovative angle from which this study analyzes Classical Chinese political history (4th to 7th centuries A.D.) With the help of the ensuing insights the volume develops into a portal through which to gain understanding of broader patterns of political and social action relevant to the Classical Chinese monarchy. In this truly interdisciplinary approach Weberian historical sociological concepts are engaged as a means of bringing specific historical actions into a wider cross cultural comparative perspective and lays the basis for a new framework to think about kingship and succession in East Asia.