The System and Practice of Inheritance:The Establishment of Ji Hai Jian Chu under the Influence of Patriarchal Factors during the Guangxu Period
The establishment of the"Ji Hai Jian Chu"triggered significant political conflicts during the special period af-ter the Wuxu Coup.Senior scholars have provided a detailed interpretation of the political meaning of"Ji Hai Jian Chu".Howev-er,from the actual situation during the"Ji Hai Jian Chu"period,Pu Jun succeeded Emperor Tongzhi as the heir rather than Em-peror Guangxu himself,which did not violate the inheritance laws and customs of the Qing Dynasty.This has a very obvious pa-triarchal factor and also reflects the aspect of the royal family's patriarchal nature in the Qing Dynasty.