An Age of Exalted Harmony? Deciphering the Contested Historiography of the Jingtai Reign

IF 1.1 0 ASIAN STUDIES Ming Studies Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI:10.1080/0147037X.2021.1886462
Aaron Throness
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The contested historiography of the Jingtai Emperor remains a largely untouched subject in contemporary Ming scholarship. In an attempt to contribute to this field of study, this essay surveys and analyses the works of his detractors and supporters both in the immediate aftermath of his reign and beyond, while simultaneously tracing the process whereby the Jingtai reign was first disparaged and then gradually rehabilitated. It contends that the patterns discernible in how Ming writers thought about the Jingtai reign reveal a schism between ritual-oriented detractors and function-oriented supporters, both of whom were locked in a historiographical deadlock concerning standards of imperial rulership during an unprecedented crisis. It further argues that a confluence of trends including the vibrant intellectual activity of post-Tumu Ming China, the compilation of private histories incongruent with official ones, and dissatisfaction with official historiography contributed to the salvaging of Zhu Qiyu’s unconventional reign.
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对景泰皇帝的史学争论在当代明代学术界基本上是一个未被触及的主题。为了对这一领域的研究做出贡献,本文调查和分析了景泰执政后及以后诋毁他的人和支持者的作品,同时追溯了景泰统治最初被贬损,然后逐渐恢复的过程。它认为,明代作家对景泰统治的思考模式揭示了以仪式为导向的批评者和以功能为导向的支持者之间的分裂,在一场前所未有的危机中,他们都陷入了关于帝国统治标准的历史僵局。它进一步认为,一系列的趋势,包括后图谟明中国充满活力的知识分子活动,与官方不协调的私人历史的编纂,以及对官方史学的不满,促成了朱祁钰非传统统治的挽救。
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