"Later Zhao Problem"in the Construction of Former Yan Regime:On the Restriction Mechanism in the Orthodox Inheritance of the Sixteen States
The Murong clan,who founded the Former Yan,went through a complicated process from identifying with the Eastern Jin Dynasty to identifying with the Later Zhao Dynasty.During the confrontation between Murong Huang and Shi Hu,Murong Huang was once called vassal to Later Zhao.At the same time,the influence of Later Zhao went deeply into the Murong regime.Murong Jun thought Yan replaced Zao in north China as the change of dynasties.But in 352 when he ascended the throne,he thought the Former Yan was continued from the Western Jin,not from Later Zhao.Denied the orthodoxy of Later Zhao and swept away the separatist forces of Later Zhao in Youzhou,Jizhou,Yanzhou and Qingzhou were imminent for the Former Yan at that time.In 364-366,Murong Wei admitted the orthodoxy of the Later Zhao,bacause the Later Zhao could be used to deny the legitimacy of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.The process of Former Yan's identification with Later Zhao shows the restriction mechanism in the inheritance legitimacy of the Sixteen States.For the sake of ruling North China,it is necessary to properly deal with the political heritage of the former regime.Taking into account the orthodox competition with the Eastern Jin Dynasty,it is necessary to find political resources to construct the legitimacy system among the Sixteen States.
the Sixteen StatesOrthodox InheritanceFormer Yan DynastyLater Zhao
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