Tribute System and Rulership in Late Imperial China
Contributions by Ralph Kauz Contributions by Morris Rossabi Contributions by Britta-Maria Gruber Contributions by Roderich Ptak Contributions by Ning Chia Contributions by Graeme Ford Contributions by Rui Manuel Loureiro Contributions by Csaba Olah Contributions by Ching-fei Shih Contributions by Sally K. Church Contributions by James Chin Contributions by Zsombor Rajkai Contributions by Ming Wan Contributions by Xinhua He Contributions by Wen Li Contributions by Yingsheng Liu Contributions by Bakhyt Ezhenkhan-uli Edited by Ralph Kauz Edited by Morris Rossabi
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Demanding and offering tribute is a most common feature in human societies. China was certainly no exception to that principle and one of the first terms for tax was thus ‘gong’, tribute. In China’s early, ‘feudatory’ social system, tribute was demanded from lower political entities, and the mutual ‘political’ relations were already highly developed during the Zhou dynasty (1045-256 BCE). This system of ‘inner Chinese’ relations became a sort of matrix when China expanded and achieved contact with countries which were more or less independent, and thus the ‘tribute system’ evolved.
Demanding and offering tribute is a most common feature in human societies and nothing special to China. In the course of the development of Neolithic societies social classes have developed where persons who achieved superior positions first could demand ‘presents’ or tribute from neighboring societies they defeated and then, with the assistance of sturdy ‘servants’ from their own people. China was certainly no exception to that principle and one of the first terms for tax was thus gong, tribute. In China’s early, ‘feudatory’ social system, tribute was demanded from lower political entities, and the mutual ‘political’ relations were already highly developed during the Zhou dynasty (1045-256 BCE). This system of ‘inner Chinese’ relations became a sort of matrix when China expanded and achieved contact with countries which were more or less independent, and thus the ‘tribute system’ evolved.
Prof Dr Ralph Kauz studied at universities in Germany, China and Iran, did his PhD at Bamberg University and Habilitation at the LMU Munich. Since 2010 he is Professor for Sinology at the University of Bonn.
- Contributions by Ralph Kauz
- Contributions by Morris Rossabi
- Contributions by Britta-Maria Gruber
- Contributions by Roderich Ptak
- Contributions by Ning Chia
- Contributions by Graeme Ford
- Contributions by Rui Manuel Loureiro
- Contributions by Csaba Olah
- Contributions by Ching-fei Shih
- Contributions by Sally K. Church
- Contributions by James Chin
- Contributions by Zsombor Rajkai
- Contributions by Ming Wan
- Contributions by Xinhua He
- Contributions by Wen Li
- Contributions by Yingsheng Liu
- Contributions by Bakhyt Ezhenkhan-uli
- Edited by Ralph Kauz
- Edited by Morris Rossabi
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