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Hongtaiji’s Placation and Control of Chinese Officials in Early Part of Hongtaiji’s Reign

  • Journal of Manchurian Studies
  • Abbr : 만주연구
  • 2020, (30), pp.9~39
  • DOI : 10.22888/mcsa..30.202010.9
  • Publisher : The Manchurian Studies Association
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > East Asia > China
  • Received : September 15, 2020
  • Accepted : October 15, 2020
  • Published : October 31, 2020

Byungjin Chong 1

1강원대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study examined Hongtaiji’s ambivalence towards Han officials who had surrendered to the Later Jin. Having succeeded Khan to the throne, Hongtaiji actively appointed Han Chinese, recruited public officers based on these men’s Ming Dynasty statuses, and considering the sum of reparations they paid. He also tried to unify the Manchu-Han, orchestrating marriages between Han officials and the Later Jin ruling classes. He would later manage the increasing number of Han officials systemically and based on the Eight Banners, reforming the government while strengthening his authority. However, he disregarded Han officials’ pleas to engage in reckless military operations against the Ming Dynasty and their criticism of the Jurchen people’s traditions and customs. In essence, Hongtaiji became a symbolic ruler of the northern race and dealt with Han officials with a strong sense of identity. While past narratives focus on Han officials’ roles in the carrying out of internal reforms, at least under Hongtaiji’s reign these explanation is not suitable.

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