A New Exploration of the Jinshiju in Late Jin Dynasty
Through historical analysis,it has been discovered that Liu Qi's statement,"the power of the Jinshiju(近侍局)was particularly significant in the late Jin dynasty",is largely exaggerated and biased.The personnel of the Jinshiju during the Jin dynasty exhibited characteristics of ethnic and identity diversity.They often possessed the qualifications and competence to participate in political affairs and regarded the Jinshiju as a stepping stone for career advancement.By the late Jin dynasty,the Jinshiju may have evolved into a symbol of status for officials,who,upon being assigned roles within the Jinshiju,continued to hold other political and military functions.The communication and transformation of authority between the Jinshiju and the outer court represent a unique political phenomenon under the Han bureaucratic system in the northern ethnic rule.The shifts and growth in the power of the Jinshiju towards the late of the Jin Dynasty,as well as the intensification of conflicts with the outer court,essentially represented the extension and expansion of imperial power and the deprivation of the outer court's authority.Although the power of the Jinshiju significantly increased towards the end of the Jin Dynasty,it could never exercise authority independently of the imperial power.The criticisms of the Jinshiju by Liu Qi and later historians were likely influenced by the traditional political struggles between the inner court and the outer court.
the Jinshiju of late Jin dynastyfunctionsthe inner courtthe outer court
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