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The Restrictions on the Emperor's Power in the Han Dynasty

Xiang Jin-wei

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:The Autocratic Monarchy in ancient China has its duality. On the one hand, there was the absolute supremacy of the Emperor's power, on the other hand, there were also many restrictive factors and institutions. Against the over-emphasis on the first aspect in the past, the author elaborates the restrictions on the Emperor's power in the Han Dynasty, focusing on the heavenly-endowed power, central assistant institutions and policy-making systems, officials' criticism, history-writing and education in Confucianism, with the aim to promote better understanding of the Autocratic Monarchy in ancient China.

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:The Autocratic Monarchy in ancient China has its duality. On the one hand, there was the absolute supremacy of the Emperor's power, on the other hand, there were also many restrictive factors and institutions. Against the over-emphasis on the first aspect in the past, the author elaborates the restrictions on the Emperor's power in the Han Dynasty, focusing on the heavenly-endowed power, central assistant institutions and policy-making systems, officials' criticism, history-writing and education in Confucianism, with the aim to promote better understanding of the Autocratic Monarchy in ancient China.

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:The Autocratic Monarchy in ancient China has its duality. On the one hand, there was the absolute supremacy of the Emperor's power, on the other hand, there were also many restrictive factors and institutions. Against the over-emphasis on the first aspect in the past, the author elaborates the restrictions on the Emperor's power in the Han Dynasty, focusing on the heavenly-endowed power, central assistant institutions and policy-making systems, officials' criticism, history-writing and education in Confucianism, with the aim to promote better understanding of the Autocratic Monarchy in ancient China.

Key concepts: Emperor, Autocracy, Monarchy, China, History of China, Power (physics), Ancient history, Criticism

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