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@article{ART001695681},
author={Chung, Soon Mo},
title={The Organization and Management of Palace Armies in Early Tang China},
journal={military history},
issn={1598-317X},
year={2012},
number={84},
pages={269-295},
doi={10.29212/mh.2012..84.269}

TY - JOUR
AU - Chung, Soon Mo
TI - The Organization and Management of Palace Armies in Early Tang China
JO - military history
PY - 2012
VL - null
IS - 84
PB - Military History Institute, MND
SP - 269
EP - 295
SN - 1598-317X
AB - Thesouthernpalacearmywasfordefendingthecapitalcity,aprincipal axisofthepalacearmy,which wasbasically managed byFubing system in early Tang China.The peasants who had to serve in the southern palace army by rotation, felt honoured to be the palace soldiers, the burdentheytookwasveryheavythough. But after Gaozong, due to Koguryo expedition, the peasant soldiers'burden went beyond their abilities, therefore, the number of runaway soldiersincreased.Itwasan inevitableresultofTang dynasty tochange its way of recruit. It adopted the mercenary soldiers. That Zhangyue organized the southern palace army with Guoqisymbolized the end of Fubing system.Itwas very obvious thathiring soldiers was againstthe Tang'sofficialrecruitingway,theFubingsystem. Anotheraxisofthepalacearmy,thenorthen palacearmy,wasstarted with theoriginalpalacearmy.Theoriginalpalacearmywasacorearmed forceofGaozu,thefounderofTangdynasty.Theoriginalpalacearmywas veryclosely related totheroyalfamily,itwasnotsurprisingthatitwas notmanaged byTang'sofficialrecruitingsystem.Therefore,Tangdynasty constantly tried to organized the northern palace army underthe Tang's officialrecruitingsystem.On theotherhand,Tangdynastytriedtoreduce theratioofthemercenary. However, Li Shimin(Taizong) who took the power though the Xuanwumencoup,didn'torganizethem undertheCode.Itmustbecaused bythehisfearoflosingthethrone.Thereafter,thenorthern palacearmy had an absoluteinfluenceupon thesuccession ofthethrone.Thepalace armymighthavegiven theroyalfamilyasenseofsecurity,butthatroyal privatearmywasmanagedbyhiringsoldiers,thatwasfarfrom theTang's officialmilitarysystem. DuringtheWuzetian period,theestablishmentofYulin forcesovercame the royalprivate characteristics in the palace army, butironically the southern palacearmycouldnotbemanaged byFubingsystem anymore. And thenorthern palacearmywaschanged intolegalarmybuttheyhad torecruitsoldiersbyhiring. Ironically, Tang's two palace armies were managed by contradicting ways.Wecould find contradicting factorsin themanagementofsouthern palacearmyandnorthernpalacearmy.
KW - Palace Armies;southern government office;northern governmentoffice;fubing troops;sixteen guards;twelve guards;yulinforces;longwuforces;northgatefourforces
DO - 10.29212/mh.2012..84.269
ER -

Chung, Soon Mo. (2012). The Organization and Management of Palace Armies in Early Tang China. military history, 84, 269-295.

Chung, Soon Mo. 2012, "The Organization and Management of Palace Armies in Early Tang China", military history, no.84, pp.269-295. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2012..84.269

Chung, Soon Mo "The Organization and Management of Palace Armies in Early Tang China" military history 84 pp.269-295 (2012) : 269.

Chung, Soon Mo. The Organization and Management of Palace Armies in Early Tang China. 2012; 84 : 269-295. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2012..84.269

Chung, Soon Mo. "The Organization and Management of Palace Armies in Early Tang China" military history no.84(2012) : 269-295.doi: 10.29212/mh.2012..84.269

Chung, Soon Mo. The Organization and Management of Palace Armies in Early Tang China. military history, 84, 269-295. doi: 10.29212/mh.2012..84.269

Chung, Soon Mo. The Organization and Management of Palace Armies in Early Tang China. military history. 2012; 84 269-295. doi: 10.29212/mh.2012..84.269

Chung, Soon Mo. The Organization and Management of Palace Armies in Early Tang China. 2012; 84 : 269-295. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2012..84.269

Chung, Soon Mo. "The Organization and Management of Palace Armies in Early Tang China" military history no.84(2012) : 269-295.doi: 10.29212/mh.2012..84.269