Imperial Clan Court
The Imperial Clan Court[1] or Court of the Imperial Clan (Chinese: 宗人府,[2][3][4][5][6] p Zōngrén Fǔ,[7][8] w Tsung-jen Fu; Manchu: Uksun be Kadalara Yamun) was an institution responsible for all matters pertaining to the imperial family under the Ming and Qing dynasties of imperial China.[9]
Established in 1389 by the Hongwu Emperor, it was based on previous institutions like the "Court of the Imperial Clan" (宗正寺, Zōngzhèng Sì)[10] of the Tang and Song dynasties and the "Office of the Imperial Clan" (太宗正院, Tài Zōngzhèng Yuàn) of the Yuan dynasty.[11] Under the Ming dynasty, the Court was managed by the Ministry of Rites; during the Qing, it was outside the regular bureaucracy.[12] Under both dynasties, the Court was staffed by members of the imperial clan.[13] Imperial clansmen who committed crimes were not tried through the regular legal system.[14] Qing imperial clansmen were registered under the Eight Banners, but were still under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Clan Court.[15] The Court used regular reports on births, marriages, and deaths to compile the genealogy of the imperial clan (玉牒, Yùdié).[16] The imperial genealogy was revised 28 times during the Qing dynasty.[17]
Notes
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- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/presentdaypoliti00brun#page/10/mode/2up/
- ↑ http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Present_Day_Political_Organization_of_China_1000115601/25
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- ↑ Hucker 1985, pp. 530 (zongzheng si 宗正寺 as "Court of the Imperial Clan") and 531 (tai zongzheng yuan 太宗正院 as "Office of the Imperial Clan").
- ↑ Ming: Elman 2000, p. 161. Qing: Rawski 1998, p. 13.
- ↑ Hucker 1998, p. 28.
- ↑ Wu 1970, p. 9; Lui 1990, p. 31.
- ↑ Banner registration: Elliott 2001, p. 88. Jurisdiction: Rawski 1998, p. 72; Rhoads 2000, p. 46.
- ↑ Ming: Farmer 1995, p. 92. Qing: Rawski 1998, pages 12 (marriages) and 75 (births and deaths; compilation of genealogy).
- ↑ Rawski 1998, p. 75.
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