Patronage and Community in Medieval China: The Xiangyang Garrison, 400-600 CE (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

A vivid portrait of the culture of a provincial military society in China's early medieval period and its interactions with the southern imperial court. PATRONAGE AND COMMUNITY IN MEDIEVAL CHINA......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 7 LIST OF MAPS......Page 9 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 11 1. INTRODUCTION......Page 13 ARISTOCRACY AND OLIGARCHY......Page 14 COMMUNITY AND IDENTITY......Page 15 PATRONAGE AS A SYSTEM......Page 19 REGIMES, REGIME CHANGE, AND OTHER NOMENCLATURE......Page 23 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE XIANGYANG REGION......Page 24 2. DEVELOPMENT, 400–465......Page 31 LIU YU’S NEW POLICIES: IMMIGRATION AND RESIDENCE DETERMINATION......Page 32 LIU YU’S NEW POLICIES: ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION......Page 35 PRINCES AND PATRONAGE :THE EARLY CAREER OF LIU YUANJING......Page 38 XIANGYANG MEN ON CAMPAIGN, 442–454......Page 41 XIANGYANG LOCAL CULTURE:HONOR, VENGEANCE, AND VIOLENCE......Page 48 XIANGYANG LOCAL CULTURE: MUSIC AND DANCE......Page 52 LOCAL SOCIETY SHOWS ITS STRENGTH:XIANGYANG UNDER LIU JUN’S REGIME......Page 55 CONCLUSION: THE PERILS OF POWER......Page 61 3. FRAGMENTATION, 465–500......Page 63 XIANGYANG MEN IN THE CIVIL WAR OF 465–466......Page 64 THE EVOLVING STRUCTURE OF RELATIONS BETWEEN COURT AND GARRISON, 466–483......Page 67 GENTRIFICATION AND EMIGRATION......Page 72 IMMIGRANT CLUSTERS......Page 76 IMMIGRANT GROUPS WITH MORE EXPANSIVE TIES......Page 83 THE CRISIS OF THE QI REGIME......Page 86 CONCLUSION......Page 90 4. ZENITH, 500–530......Page 91 XIAO YAN ASSEMBLES THE “XIANGYANG CLIQUE”......Page 92 THE “JIANGLING CLIQUE” AND THE JIANKANG COUP......Page 96 XIANGYANG MEN AT THE CAPITAL......Page 101 XIANGYANG LOCAL LORE: THE EVIDENCE FROM BAO ZHI......Page 106 XIANGYANG ICONOGRAPHY:THE EVIDENCE FROM LOCAL TOMBS......Page 112 THE PATRONAGE OF COURT-STYLE BUDDHISM......Page 115 IMPERIAL BIAS AGAINST LOCAL CULTURE......Page 118 COMPETITIVE SPECTACLE:THE LOCAL CULTURE OF MILITARY FESTIVALS......Page 121 CONCLUSION......Page 125 5. SUBLIMATION, 530–600......Page 127 FIGHTING BANDS AND FREE-FLOATING ALLEGIANCES......Page 128 XIANGYANG UNDER THE YUWEN REGIME......Page 136 VENGEANCE AND FAMILY TIES......Page 141 THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF BUDDHISM......Page 143 CONCLUSION......Page 146 LOCAL COMMUNITY AND LOCAL CULTURE......Page 149 PATRONAGE AND THE EVOLUTION OF COURT-PROVINCIAL RELATIONS......Page 155 APPENDIX A: GENEAOLOGICAL CHARTS......Page 159 Diagram 1: Selected Descendents of Liu Zhuo......Page 160 Diagram 2: Selected Descendents of Wei Hua......Page 161 Diagram 3: Relationships among Selected......Page 162 NOTES......Page 163 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 185 C......Page 193 F......Page 194 J......Page 195 L......Page 196 R......Page 198 V......Page 199 X......Page 200 Z......Page 202 This first book-length treatment of a provincial military society in China's early medieval period offers a vivid portrait of this milieu and invites readers to reevaluate their understanding of a critical period in Chinese history. Drawing on poetry, local history, archaeology, and Buddhist materials, as well as more traditional historical sources, Andrew Chittick explores the culture and interrelationships of the leading figures of the Xiangyang region (in the north of modern Hubei province) in the centuries leading up to the Sui unification. Using the model of patron-client relations to characterize the interactions between local men and representatives of the southern court at Jiankang, the book emphasizes the way in which these interactions were shaped by personal ties and cultural and status differences. The result is a compelling explanation for the shifting, unstable, and violent nature of the political and military system of the southern dynasties. Offering a wider perspective which considers the social world beyond the capital elite, the book challenges earlier conceptions of medieval society as "aristocratic" and rooted in family lineage and officeholding. Andrew Chittick is E. Leslie Peter Associate Professor of East Asian Humanities at Eckerd College. This First Book-length Treatment Of A Provincial Military Society In China's Early Medieval Period Offers A Vivid Portrait Of This Milieu And Invites Readers To Reevaluate Their Understanding Of A Critical Period In Chinese History. Drawing On Poetry, Local History, Archaeology, And Buddhist Materials, As Well As More Traditional Historical Sources, Andrew Chittick Explores The Culture And Interrelationships Of The Leading Figures Of The Xiangyang Region (in The North Of Modern Hubei Province) In The Centuries Leading Up To The Sui Unification.--book Jacket. Andrew Chittick. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 273-280) And Index.