Career Patterns in the Ch’ing Dynasty
The office of governor general (tsung-tu) was the highest provincial post throughout the Ch’ing dynasty. As such, it was a vital link in the control of a vast empire by a very small and alien ruling elite. This is primarily a biographical and statistical analysis of the incumbents of that office. By...
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| author | Chu, Raymond W. Saywell, William G. |
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| description | The office of governor general (tsung-tu) was the highest provincial post throughout the Ch’ing dynasty. As such, it was a vital link in the control of a vast empire by a very small and alien ruling elite. This is primarily a biographical and statistical analysis of the incumbents of that office. By analyzing the biographical data of those who held the position of governor-general, much may be learned about the nature of the office itself. However, the main objective of the study is to provide information on career patterns, that is, the variety of different posts held from the first official appointment to that of governor-general, of an important cross section of successful Ch’ing bureaucrats. By plotting and analyzing the different patterns their official careers took, we should be able to determine what kind of men reached the top of China’s provincial and national administration during the final centuries of China’s imperial history; the qualifications that were required; the factors which prompted rapid promotion or sudden disgrace. We should also be able to determine the extent to which these and other factors varied markedly among Manchu, Mongol, Chinese Bannerman, and Han incumbents and whether changes throughout the dynasty can be detected in policies concerning the office or in the career patterns of its personnel. If such detection is possible, this study may lend support to the view that late imperial China was not static, but a society undergoing significant changes. [xi] |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-272292025-07-30T08:59:42Z Career Patterns in the Ch’ing Dynasty Chu, Raymond W. Saywell, William G. Asian history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history The office of governor general (tsung-tu) was the highest provincial post throughout the Ch’ing dynasty. As such, it was a vital link in the control of a vast empire by a very small and alien ruling elite. This is primarily a biographical and statistical analysis of the incumbents of that office. By analyzing the biographical data of those who held the position of governor-general, much may be learned about the nature of the office itself. However, the main objective of the study is to provide information on career patterns, that is, the variety of different posts held from the first official appointment to that of governor-general, of an important cross section of successful Ch’ing bureaucrats. By plotting and analyzing the different patterns their official careers took, we should be able to determine what kind of men reached the top of China’s provincial and national administration during the final centuries of China’s imperial history; the qualifications that were required; the factors which prompted rapid promotion or sudden disgrace. We should also be able to determine the extent to which these and other factors varied markedly among Manchu, Mongol, Chinese Bannerman, and Han incumbents and whether changes throughout the dynasty can be detected in policies concerning the office or in the career patterns of its personnel. If such detection is possible, this study may lend support to the view that late imperial China was not static, but a society undergoing significant changes. [xi] 2021-02-10T13:11:19Z 2021-02-10T13:11:19Z 2020-11-30T08:44:53Z 2020 book ONIX_20201130_9780472901746_3 OCN: 1269422544 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/43125 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/27229 eng Michigan Monographs In Chinese Studies open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/43125/1/9780472901746.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/43125/1/9780472901746.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/43125/1/9780472901746.pdf University of Michigan Press U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES 10.3998/mpub.19253 10.3998/mpub.19253 b7359529-e5f7-4510-a59f-d7dafa1d4d17 National Endowment for the Humanities 0314e571-4102-4526-b014-3ed8f2d6750a 13f2bc4f-1b5e-4c9a-ad8c-5727e3ddba67 U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES 167 [grantnumber unknown] [grantnumber unknown] open access |
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