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Changsha Kingdom

January 01, 1970

The Changsha Kingdom was a kingdom within the Han Empire of China, located in present-day Hunan and some surrounding areas. The kingdom was founded when Emperor Gaozu granted the territory to his follower Wu Rui in 203 or 202 BC, around the same time as the establishment of the Han dynasty. Wu Rui and his descendants held the kingdom for five generations until Wu Zhu died without an heir in 157 BC. In 155 BC, the kingdom was reestablished for a member of the imperial family. However, the creation of this second kingdom coincided with the Rebellion of the Seven States and the subsequent reforms under Emperor Jing, and Changsha under the imperial family saw its autonomy greatly diminished. The kingdom was dissolved during Wang Mang's usurpation (AD 9 – 23), briefly restored after the founding of the Eastern Han, and finally abolished in AD 33 and converted to a commandery under the imperial government.

Changsha Kingdom
長沙國
203/202 BC–AD 33
Kingdoms of the Han dynasty in 195 BC, with Changsha shown in light green, at bottom centre[1]
StatusKingdom of the Han dynasty
CapitalLinxiang
(present-day Changsha)
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
203/202 BC
• Extinction of the Wu family line
157 BC
• Reestablishment under the Liu family
155 BC
• Dissolution under Wang Mang
AD 9
• Restoration
AD 26
• Disestablished
AD 33
Changsha Kingdom
Traditional Chinese長沙國
Simplified Chinese长沙国
Literal meaningState of Changsha
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChángshā Guó
Wade–GilesCh‘ang-sha Kuo
IPA/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ kwɔ³⁵/
Xiang
IPA/ʈ͡ʂan¹³ sa̠³³ kuɤ̞²⁴/
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingcoeng4 saa1 gwok3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiông-sa Kok

Changsha was one of the largest and longest-lasting kingdoms in Han China.[2] Despite being established on the empire's frontier, technology and art flourished in Changsha. Numerous archaeological sites of the kingdom have been discovered and excavated, most notably Mawangdui, the tomb of Changsha's chancellor Li Cang and his family, providing valuable insights into life in the kingdom and Han dynasty in general.

History edit

The first king of Changsha, Wu Rui, was a Baiyue leader who had been the magistrate of Poyang County under the Qin dynasty (221 – 207 BC). He enjoyed high prestige among the local people and was known as "Lord of the Po" (番君, Pójūn).[3][4]

In 209 BC, a peasant uprising triggered a wave of rebellions that resulted in the collapse of the Qin. After hearing news of the uprising, Wu Rui organized a mostly Baiyue army in support of the rebels. His forces soon grew to become a major faction in the civil war that ensued.[4] In 207 BC, Rui's army joined forces with the Han leader Liu Bang (the future Emperor Gaozu, at the time one of the rebel generals) and marched to the Guanzhong Plain, where they received the surrender of Ziying, the last ruler of Qin.[5] One year later, the Chu King Xiang Yu, then the most prominent leader in the rebellion, in an attempt to redivide the empire, recognized Rui as the "King of Hengshan" (衡山王, Héngshān Wáng). The Han eventually emerged victorious from post-Qin conflicts and established itself as the preeminent power in China. In 203/202 BC, Emperor Gaozu moved Wu Rui's fief[5] and established the Kingdom of Changsha.[6] The capital was Linxiang and located within the present-day city of Changsha.[7] The new kingdom helped the Han dynasty consolidate control over the Chu heartland and served as a buffer state against the independent realm of Nanyue founded by the Qin general Zhao Tuo in present-day Guangdong.[8][9] Rui died shortly after moving to his new territory, and the title passed to his son, Wu Chen (吳臣, Wú Chén).[10] Wu Chen reigned for eight years.[11]

The kings of Changsha were staunch supporters of the Han, and their loyalty and competence was praised by successive emperors.[12] In the first years after the founding of the Han Empire, the Emperor Gaozu embarked on a campaign to eliminate kings that were not members of the imperial family. The kings first grew to prominence as heads of independent factions in the chaos following Qin's fall, and the emperor viewed them as great threats to his authority. Changsha, located on the empire's southern fringe, was one of the weakest among the kingdoms; however, it was the only one to survive beyond 190s BC.[13][14] In 195 BC, Ying Bu, King of Huainan and son-in-law of Wu Rui, rebelled against the Han and was defeated. As Ying retreated south of the Yangtze River, the King of Changsha pretended to assist him in his escape to Nanyue but instead killed him in Cixiang (茲鄉, Cíxiāng) near Poyang.[15][16]

Wu Chen was succeeded by his son Wu Hui (吳回, Wú Huí). Hui reigned for seven years, and was succeeded by his son Wu You (吳右, Wú Yòu), whose name is also recorded as Wu Ruo (吳若, Wú Ruò).[11][17] At the time, the Han dynasty was under Emperor Hui and Empress Lü, who favored lenient laws and political views of the Huang–Lao school of philosophy. Changsha was able to develop under relative peace.[18] In 183 BC, however, Empress Lü banned the export of iron ware to Nanyue, which angered Zhao Tuo, who then proclaimed himself Emperor of Nanyue and then twice invaded Changsha, occupying a few counties.[19][20] Later, during Empress Lü's reign, the imperial court decided to launch a military campaign against Nanyue. However, in the hot and humid summer, a plague broke out in the Han army, hindering its advance. The campaign was eventually abandoned with the death of Empress Lü.[19] In 178 BC, the kingdom passed to Wu You's son Wu Zhu (吳著, Wú Zhù), for whom the names Wu Chai (吳差, Wú Chāi) and Wu Chan (吳產, Wú Chǎn) are alternatively used in some records.[21] Wu Zhu reigned for twenty-one years, dying in 157 BC without male issue.[2][22]

After the extinction of this house, Emperor Jing granted Changsha to his son Liu Fa (劉發, Liú Fā) in 155 BC.[22][14] Fa's mother, Tang (唐, Táng), was a servant of the Emperor's concubine Cheng (程, Chéng) and had given birth to Fa after the intoxicated emperor had mistaken her for his favorite concubine. Consequently, Fa had the lowest status among the Emperor's 14 sons and was enfeoffed in Changsha, far away from the capital Chang'an and the Central Plain.[23] Changsha Kingdom was held by the Liu family until early 1st century AD, when the Han dynasty was interrupted by usurper Wang Mang. Along with other kings of the Liu family in the empire, Liu Shun (劉舜, Liú Shùn), the last King of Changsha, was first demoted to the rank of duke and then stripped of his titles altogether.[24][25] After the restoration of Han dynasty, the Guangwu Emperor, himself a descendant of Liu Fa, gave Changsha to Liu Shun's son Liu Xing (劉興, Liú Xīng) in AD 26. In 33 the Emperor rescinded the decision and demoted Xing to the rank of a marquis, citing the distance of kinship between Xing and himself. Changsha was administered as an imperial commandery thereafter.[24]

Territory edit

 
Silk map unearthed from Mawangdui, showing Changsha and the neighboring kingdom of Nanyue

The exact extent of the first Changsha Kingdom is still unclear. The official Book of Han reports Changsha's border “reaching the north bank of Han River and stretching to Jiuyi Mountains”, although it is unlikely that Changsha actually reached so far. Similarly, it reports that, when Emperor Gaozu created the Kingdom of Changsha, he granted Wu Rui authority over the five commanderies of Changsha, Yuzhang (豫章, Yùzhāng), Xiang (象, Xiàng), Guilin (桂林, Guìlín) and Nanhai (南海, Nánhǎi). However, Yuzhang Commandery had already been conferred to Ying Bu, the King of Huainan, while Xiang, Guilin, and Nanhai Commanderies were all held by Zhao Tuo, the effectively independent King of Nanyue.[26] This state of the Changsha–Nanyue border was confirmed in a map unearthed from the Mawangdui tombs.[27][28] On the other hand, other preserved and unearthed texts have shown that there were two other commanderies actually controlled by the Changsha Kingdom: Wuling (武陵, Wǔlíng) and Guiyang (桂陽, Guìyáng). The first may have been granted by the imperial Han government; the historical geographer Zhou Zhenhe argues that the "Yuzhang" recorded in the Book of Han was simply a mistake for "Wuling", which would have been part of the original grant of the kingdom.[29] Guiyang was likely created by the kings of Changsha at some point for defense against invasions from Nanyue.[27][28]

The reconstruction offered by Zhou and Tan Qixiang is that Changsha's northern border ran along modern Tongcheng, Songzi, and Gong'an counties; the western border along modern Longshan, Zhenyuan, and Jingzhou counties; and the eastern border along modern Gao'an, Yichuan, Lianhua, and Chaling counties. Changsha's southern frontier with Nanyue was approximately the modern southern border of Hunan.[30]

When Emperor Jing granted Changsha to his son Liu Fa, the kingdom's territory was reduced to Changsha Commandery alone. Consequently, the kingdom's southwestern border was in the vicinity of modern Chaling, Wugang and Quanzhou counties.[30] From Emperor Wu's reign onward, 20 marquisates were created from Changsha. These marquisates were administered as parts of neighboring commanderies, further reducing the kingdom's territory.[31]

Demographics edit

Changsha was sparsely populated compared to other parts of the Han Empire.[32] The population primarily consisted of descendants of Chu colonizers, members of the Qin military garrison and their offspring, assimilated Nanman, and the native Baiyue tribes. Zhao Tuo, King of Nanyue, claimed that "half of Changsha are Man and Yi". Jia Yi, grand tutor of the king from 176 to 172 BC, wrote that there were only 25,000 households in the kingdom,[33] although it is likely that the figure was an underestimate.[34] (Jia, an advocate for further limits on the kingdoms' autonomy, saw Changsha's weakness as a reason of its loyalty.) However, the population increased rapidly, partly due to the favorable agricultural policies and partly because of immigration both from within the Han empire and from Nanyue.[35] In AD 2, when the Han dynasty conducted an empire-wide population census, the population of Changsha was recorded as 235,825 living in 43,470 households. The commanderies that constituted the larger Changsha of the early Han dynasty together had a population of 717,433 living in 126,858 households, a five-fold increase from Jia Yi's estimation during the early Han period.[36]

Government edit

 
A clay imprint of the seal of the chancellor of the Changsha Kingdom

In the early Han dynasty, the government structure of the kingdoms closely followed that of the Han central government, but differences remained.[37] Except for the chancellor and grand tutor (太傅, tàifù), who were selected by the imperial court, all officials were appointed by the king.[37] As in the imperial government, the chancellor (相國, xiàngguó, before 194 BC and 丞相, chéngxiàng, thereafter) was the highest civil office and the leader of the government.[38] However, the chancellor was not directly involved in the kingdom's everyday affairs, which were overseen by the court clerk (內史, nèishǐ). Compared to the central government, where the crown princes' tutors had little real authority, the grand tutor played a much more extensive role in a kingdom, as he supervised the king on behalf of the imperial government.[39] Meanwhile, the duties of the court clerk are reminiscent of the Warring States, where the post was second only to the chancellor in status, rather than the Han central government—the same post in the imperial government was merely in charge of finance and affairs in the capital region.[40][41] The responsibilities of the royal secretary (御史大夫, yùshǐ dàfū) were similar to the imperial equivalent, i.e. supervision over the bureaucrats, although his status was likely lower than the court clerk.[39] The imperial Nine Ministers also had their equivalents in the kingdom.[42] In addition, early Changsha had a unique office, the "pillar of state" (柱國, zhùguó). It was designation for an eminent official originating from the Chu state, but was not seen elsewhere in the Han dynasty;[41] the post may have merged into or been replaced by that of the chancellor.[43]

Under the Wu family, the Changsha Kingdom was administered at two levels, the commandery and the county. As described above, the state is believed to have consisted of the three commanderies of Changsha, Wuling, and Guiyang and to have claimed further commanderies under Nanyue's control. The three actual commanderies were divided into over 40 counties.[44][45] Under the cadet branch of the Liu family, the Changsha Kingdom eliminated the needless commandery level as its territory had been much reduced. In AD 2, the kingdom only administered thirteen counties.[44][45]

In regions inhabited by the Baiyue, larger but less populated circuits were used in place of counties. Two circuits—He (齕, Hé) and Ling (泠, Líng)—are noted on the map unearthed at Mawangdui. Counties were each headed by a magistrate and were subdivided into townships and villages (里, lǐ) in the same manner as in centrally administered territories of the Han dynasty.[25][46]

The reestablishment of the Changsha Kingdom under Liu Fa coincided with the abortive Rebellion of the Seven States and the subsequent drastic measures to limit the autonomy of kingdoms by Emperor Jing. In 145 BC, the vassal kingdoms were stripped of the right to appoint officials with salaries higher than 400 dan, which covered everyone from ministers in the royal court to county magistrates.[47] Furthermore, changes were made to the government hierarchy of kingdoms. A number of offices were abolished, including the royal secretary, minister of justice (廷尉, tíngwèi), minister of the royal clan (宗正, zōngzhèng), steward (少府, shǎofǔ), and court scholar (博士, bóshì).[48] Of particular importance was the abolition of the steward, as this move deprived the kings of their fiscal control over the fief.[47] Many remaining offices were demoted in rank, and lesser officials were reduced in number.[48] The titles of the chancellor and tutor were shortened to simply xiàng (相) and fù (傅) to distinguish them from their imperial equivalents.[47] Later, in 8 BC, the court clerk was abolished and the chancellor took over his duties. By then, the kingdom's government structure had become almost indistinguishable from that of a commandery in all but name.[47][48]

Kings edit

Kings of Changsha[17]
Posthumous name Personal name Reigned from Reigned to Relationship
with predecessor
Name In Chinese Pinyin Name In Chinese Pinyin
Wu family
King Wen of Changsha 長沙文王 Chángshā Wén Wáng Wu Rui 吳芮 Wú Ruì 203 BC 202 BC
King Cheng of Changsha 長沙成王 Chángshā Chéng Wáng Wu Chen 吳臣 Wú Chén 202 BC 194 BC Son
King Ai of Changsha 長沙哀王 Chángshā Āi Wáng Wu Hui 吳回 Wú Huí 194 BC 187 BC Son
King Gong of Changsha 長沙共王 Chángshā Gòng Wáng Wu You 吳右 Wú Yòu 187 BC 179 BC Son
King Jing of Changsha 長沙靖王 Chángshā Jìng Wáng Wu Zhu 吳著 Wú Zhù 179 BC 157 BC Son
Liu family
King Ding of Changsha 長沙定王 Chángshā Dìng Wáng Liu Fa 劉發 Liú Fā 155 BC 128 BC
King Dai of Changsha 長沙戴王 Chángshā Dài Wáng Liu Yong 劉庸 Liú Yōng 128 BC 101 BC Son
King Qing of Changsha 長沙頃王 Chángshā Qīng Wáng Liu Fuqu 劉附朐 Liú Fùqú 101 BC 83 BC Son
King La of Changsha 長沙剌王 Chángshā Là Wáng Liu Jiande 劉建德 Liú Jiàndé 83 BC 50 BC Son
King Yang of Changsha 長沙炀王 Chángshā Yáng Wáng Liu Dan 劉旦 Liú Dàn 50 BC 48 BC Son
King Xiao of Changsha 長沙孝王 Chángshā Xiào Wáng Liu Zong 劉宗 Liú Zōng 45 BC 43 BC Brother
King Miu of Changsha 長沙繆王 Chángshā Miù Wáng Liu Luren 劉魯人 Liú Lǔrén 42 BC AD 6 Son
– Liu Shun 劉舜 Liú Shùn AD 6 AD 9 Son
– Liu Xing 劉興 Liú Xīng AD 26 AD 33 Son

Economy edit

Agriculture in Changsha included a wide range of crops and animal species. Rice, the staple food in Changsha, was cultivated with a diverse range of varieties, while wheat, barley, common and foxtail millet, beans and hemp were also grown, as evidenced by seeds unearthed from tombs.[49] Fish farming and animal husbandry provided non-staple food for the population;[50] livestock such as horses, cattle and sheep were also exported to Nanyue.[51] Mawangdui tombs, the early 2nd century BC burial complex of chancellor Li Cang and his family, are a particularly rich source of knowledge on the kingdom. They have remnants of domesticated animals including pigs, cattle, sheep, dogs and chickens, as well as game animals and fowl.[52] Bamboo tablets recorded an assortment of dishes, with descriptions of multiple preparation techniques. Various types of alcoholic beverages, made from wheat, millet, and rice, were also discovered, indicating the development of local alcohol industry.[53]

Artifacts from Changsha noble tombs reveal advanced levels of artisanship. A plain-colored gauze gown discovered in the Mawangdui tomb, for example, measures 128 centimetres (50 in) long by 190 centimetres (75 in) wide but weights only 49 grams (1.7 oz) in total.[54] The intact embroidered silk from Mawangdui shows intricate patterns of swirling clouds, with more than 20 dyes used in the making of the diverse colors.[55] Glossily decorated lacquerware was manufactured a wide range of purposes, including dishes, furniture, and storage boxes.[56][57] Iron was widely applied for agricultural and military use, and ironwares found in Changsha tombs include spades, pickaxes, daggers, spears, swords, axes, and coins.[58] There were also records of tin mining in Changsha.[51]

Culture edit

 
Feiyi found in the tomb of Lady Dai

Changsha nobility dressed similarly to contemporary nobles in the Han Empire. The forms of ancient Chinese clothing usually found in the tombs of Changsha aristocrats were silk gauze undergarments (襌衣, dānyī) and long robes with elaborately woven patterns.[59] Men typically wore hats, while a number of hairstyles can be seen in contemporary paintings and sculptures of women.[60]

The earliest known paintings on fabric in China were unearthed from the Mawangdui tombs.[61] Among them, a two-meter-long fēiyī (非衣, possibly meaning "flying garment")[62] in the tomb of Lady Dai is one of the finest examples of art in early China.[61] In the painting, Lady Dai was depicted in the center, accompanied by servants and surrounded by deities, mythological beasts, and symbols.[62][61] Several types of musical instruments were discovered in the Changsha tombs. They include the earliest known example of a guqin, a form of stringed instrument.[63] Archaeologists also found the first surviving examples of two previously lost ancient Chinese musical instruments, a woodwind known as a yú (竽) and a five-string instrument known as a zhù (筑).[64] Musical and dancing troupes consisting of dozens of performers were recorded in unearthed manuscripts.[65]

As seen in excavated manuscripts and artifacts, the Changsha elite practiced complicated incantations and ritual acts for their interaction with the spirit world. The calendrical system was incorporated into the religion, and Taiyi, the polar deity, was the central celestial deity.[66] An animistic pantheon was worshipped. In an iconographic image of Taiyi from Mawangdui, it was depicted with the Thunder Lord, the Rain Master (雨師, Yǔshī), and the Azure and Yellow Dragons, with explanatory texts on military fortunes associated with these deities.[67] A wide range of natural phenomena were connected with spirit powers, and instructions and devices on dealing with them have been found. These were among the religious elements that would later give rise to the Taoist religion.[66]

Science and technology edit

 
Depiction of comets in the Tianwen Qixiang Za Zhan

Some of the earliest texts on traditional Chinese medicine were discovered in the Mawangdui and Zhangjiashan tombs, most of which were previously unknown.[68] The largest of these finds is the Recipes for Fifty-two Illnesses (五十二病方, Wǔshí'èr Bìngfāng), which includes detailed treatments for specific illnesses. Two "cauterisation canons", the Cauterisation Canon of the Eleven Foot and Arm Channels (足臂十一脈灸經, Zúbì Shíyī Mài Jiǔjīng) and the Cauterisation Canon of the Eleven Yin and Yang Channels (陰陽十一脈灸經, Yīnyáng Shíyī Mài Jiǔjīng), provide important evidence about the concept of meridian channels in its infancy.[69] In addition, there are also texts on the philosophy and techniques of "nurturing life" (養生, yǎngshēng), covering practices from therapeutic gymnastics and dietetics to sexual cultivation.[69]

Two new texts on astronomy and astrology, the Prognostications on the Five Planets (五星占, Wǔ Xīng Zhàn) and the Diverse Prognostications on Heavenly Patterns and Formations of Materia Vitalis (天文氣象雜占, Tiānwén Qìxiàng Zá Zhàn), were found in the Mawangdui tombs.[70] The former provided accurate observation data on the positions of planets over a 70-year period from 246 BC to 177 BC, and also elaborated on some astrological beliefs such as an astral-terrestrial correspondence, a mapping of astronomical features to those on the land.[71][72] The latter, likely a work by a Chu author of the Warring States period, included a collection of illustrations of astronomical and atmospheric features such as clouds, mirages, rainbows, stars and comets.[73][74]

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Further reading edit

  • Hucker, Charles O. (1985). A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-1193-7.

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The Changsha Kingdom was a kingdom within the Han Empire of China located in present day Hunan and some surrounding areas The kingdom was founded when Emperor Gaozu granted the territory to his follower Wu Rui in 203 or 202 BC around the same time as the establishment of the Han dynasty Wu Rui and his descendants held the kingdom for five generations until Wu Zhu died without an heir in 157 BC In 155 BC the kingdom was reestablished for a member of the imperial family However the creation of this second kingdom coincided with the Rebellion of the Seven States and the subsequent reforms under Emperor Jing and Changsha under the imperial family saw its autonomy greatly diminished The kingdom was dissolved during Wang Mang s usurpation AD 9 23 briefly restored after the founding of the Eastern Han and finally abolished in AD 33 and converted to a commandery under the imperial government Changsha Kingdom長沙國203 202 BC AD 33Kingdoms of the Han dynasty in 195 BC with Changsha shown in light green at bottom centre 1 StatusKingdom of the Han dynastyCapitalLinxiang present day Changsha GovernmentMonarchyHistory Established203 202 BC Extinction of the Wu family line157 BC Reestablishment under the Liu family155 BC Dissolution under Wang MangAD 9 RestorationAD 26 DisestablishedAD 33 Changsha KingdomTraditional Chinese長沙國Simplified Chinese长沙国Literal meaningState of ChangshaTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinChangsha GuoWade GilesCh ang sha KuoIPA ʈ ʂʰɑŋ ʂa kwɔ XiangIPA ʈ ʂan sa kuɤ Yue CantoneseJyutpingcoeng4 saa1 gwok3Southern MinHokkien POJTiong sa Kok Changsha was one of the largest and longest lasting kingdoms in Han China 2 Despite being established on the empire s frontier technology and art flourished in Changsha Numerous archaeological sites of the kingdom have been discovered and excavated most notably Mawangdui the tomb of Changsha s chancellor Li Cang and his family providing valuable insights into life in the kingdom and Han dynasty in general Contents 1 History 2 Territory 3 Demographics 4 Government 5 Kings 6 Economy 7 Culture 8 Science and technology 9 References 9 1 Citations 9 2 Bibliography 10 Further readingHistory editThe first king of Changsha Wu Rui was a Baiyue leader who had been the magistrate of Poyang County under the Qin dynasty 221 207 BC He enjoyed high prestige among the local people and was known as Lord of the Po 番君 Pojun 3 4 In 209 BC a peasant uprising triggered a wave of rebellions that resulted in the collapse of the Qin After hearing news of the uprising Wu Rui organized a mostly Baiyue army in support of the rebels His forces soon grew to become a major faction in the civil war that ensued 4 In 207 BC Rui s army joined forces with the Han leader Liu Bang the future Emperor Gaozu at the time one of the rebel generals and marched to the Guanzhong Plain where they received the surrender of Ziying the last ruler of Qin 5 One year later the Chu King Xiang Yu then the most prominent leader in the rebellion in an attempt to redivide the empire recognized Rui as the King of Hengshan 衡山王 Hengshan Wang The Han eventually emerged victorious from post Qin conflicts and established itself as the preeminent power in China In 203 202 BC Emperor Gaozu moved Wu Rui s fief 5 and established the Kingdom of Changsha 6 The capital was Linxiang and located within the present day city of Changsha 7 The new kingdom helped the Han dynasty consolidate control over the Chu heartland and served as a buffer state against the independent realm of Nanyue founded by the Qin general Zhao Tuo in present day Guangdong 8 9 Rui died shortly after moving to his new territory and the title passed to his son Wu Chen 吳臣 Wu Chen 10 Wu Chen reigned for eight years 11 The kings of Changsha were staunch supporters of the Han and their loyalty and competence was praised by successive emperors 12 In the first years after the founding of the Han Empire the Emperor Gaozu embarked on a campaign to eliminate kings that were not members of the imperial family The kings first grew to prominence as heads of independent factions in the chaos following Qin s fall and the emperor viewed them as great threats to his authority Changsha located on the empire s southern fringe was one of the weakest among the kingdoms however it was the only one to survive beyond 190s BC 13 14 In 195 BC Ying Bu King of Huainan and son in law of Wu Rui rebelled against the Han and was defeated As Ying retreated south of the Yangtze River the King of Changsha pretended to assist him in his escape to Nanyue but instead killed him in Cixiang 茲鄉 Cixiang near Poyang 15 16 Wu Chen was succeeded by his son Wu Hui 吳回 Wu Hui Hui reigned for seven years and was succeeded by his son Wu You 吳右 Wu You whose name is also recorded as Wu Ruo 吳若 Wu Ruo 11 17 At the time the Han dynasty was under Emperor Hui and Empress Lu who favored lenient laws and political views of the Huang Lao school of philosophy Changsha was able to develop under relative peace 18 In 183 BC however Empress Lu banned the export of iron ware to Nanyue which angered Zhao Tuo who then proclaimed himself Emperor of Nanyue and then twice invaded Changsha occupying a few counties 19 20 Later during Empress Lu s reign the imperial court decided to launch a military campaign against Nanyue However in the hot and humid summer a plague broke out in the Han army hindering its advance The campaign was eventually abandoned with the death of Empress Lu 19 In 178 BC the kingdom passed to Wu You s son Wu Zhu 吳著 Wu Zhu for whom the names Wu Chai 吳差 Wu Chai and Wu Chan 吳產 Wu Chǎn are alternatively used in some records 21 Wu Zhu reigned for twenty one years dying in 157 BC without male issue 2 22 After the extinction of this house Emperor Jing granted Changsha to his son Liu Fa 劉發 Liu Fa in 155 BC 22 14 Fa s mother Tang 唐 Tang was a servant of the Emperor s concubine Cheng 程 Cheng and had given birth to Fa after the intoxicated emperor had mistaken her for his favorite concubine Consequently Fa had the lowest status among the Emperor s 14 sons and was enfeoffed in Changsha far away from the capital Chang an and the Central Plain 23 Changsha Kingdom was held by the Liu family until early 1st century AD when the Han dynasty was interrupted by usurper Wang Mang Along with other kings of the Liu family in the empire Liu Shun 劉舜 Liu Shun the last King of Changsha was first demoted to the rank of duke and then stripped of his titles altogether 24 25 After the restoration of Han dynasty the Guangwu Emperor himself a descendant of Liu Fa gave Changsha to Liu Shun s son Liu Xing 劉興 Liu Xing in AD 26 In 33 the Emperor rescinded the decision and demoted Xing to the rank of a marquis citing the distance of kinship between Xing and himself Changsha was administered as an imperial commandery thereafter 24 Territory edit nbsp Silk map unearthed from Mawangdui showing Changsha and the neighboring kingdom of Nanyue The exact extent of the first Changsha Kingdom is still unclear The official Book of Han reports Changsha s border reaching the north bank of Han River and stretching to Jiuyi Mountains although it is unlikely that Changsha actually reached so far Similarly it reports that when Emperor Gaozu created the Kingdom of Changsha he granted Wu Rui authority over the five commanderies of Changsha Yuzhang 豫章 Yuzhang Xiang 象 Xiang Guilin 桂林 Guilin and Nanhai 南海 Nanhǎi However Yuzhang Commandery had already been conferred to Ying Bu the King of Huainan while Xiang Guilin and Nanhai Commanderies were all held by Zhao Tuo the effectively independent King of Nanyue 26 This state of the Changsha Nanyue border was confirmed in a map unearthed from the Mawangdui tombs 27 28 On the other hand other preserved and unearthed texts have shown that there were two other commanderies actually controlled by the Changsha Kingdom Wuling 武陵 Wǔling and Guiyang 桂陽 Guiyang The first may have been granted by the imperial Han government the historical geographer Zhou Zhenhe argues that the Yuzhang recorded in the Book of Han was simply a mistake for Wuling which would have been part of the original grant of the kingdom 29 Guiyang was likely created by the kings of Changsha at some point for defense against invasions from Nanyue 27 28 The reconstruction offered by Zhou and Tan Qixiang is that Changsha s northern border ran along modern Tongcheng Songzi and Gong an counties the western border along modern Longshan Zhenyuan and Jingzhou counties and the eastern border along modern Gao an Yichuan Lianhua and Chaling counties Changsha s southern frontier with Nanyue was approximately the modern southern border of Hunan 30 When Emperor Jing granted Changsha to his son Liu Fa the kingdom s territory was reduced to Changsha Commandery alone Consequently the kingdom s southwestern border was in the vicinity of modern Chaling Wugang and Quanzhou counties 30 From Emperor Wu s reign onward 20 marquisates were created from Changsha These marquisates were administered as parts of neighboring commanderies further reducing the kingdom s territory 31 Demographics editChangsha was sparsely populated compared to other parts of the Han Empire 32 The population primarily consisted of descendants of Chu colonizers members of the Qin military garrison and their offspring assimilated Nanman and the native Baiyue tribes Zhao Tuo King of Nanyue claimed that half of Changsha are Man and Yi Jia Yi grand tutor of the king from 176 to 172 BC wrote that there were only 25 000 households in the kingdom 33 although it is likely that the figure was an underestimate 34 Jia an advocate for further limits on the kingdoms autonomy saw Changsha s weakness as a reason of its loyalty However the population increased rapidly partly due to the favorable agricultural policies and partly because of immigration both from within the Han empire and from Nanyue 35 In AD 2 when the Han dynasty conducted an empire wide population census the population of Changsha was recorded as 235 825 living in 43 470 households The commanderies that constituted the larger Changsha of the early Han dynasty together had a population of 717 433 living in 126 858 households a five fold increase from Jia Yi s estimation during the early Han period 36 Government edit nbsp A clay imprint of the seal of the chancellor of the Changsha Kingdom In the early Han dynasty the government structure of the kingdoms closely followed that of the Han central government but differences remained 37 Except for the chancellor and grand tutor 太傅 taifu who were selected by the imperial court all officials were appointed by the king 37 As in the imperial government the chancellor 相國 xiangguo before 194 BC and 丞相 chengxiang thereafter was the highest civil office and the leader of the government 38 However the chancellor was not directly involved in the kingdom s everyday affairs which were overseen by the court clerk 內史 neishǐ Compared to the central government where the crown princes tutors had little real authority the grand tutor played a much more extensive role in a kingdom as he supervised the king on behalf of the imperial government 39 Meanwhile the duties of the court clerk are reminiscent of the Warring States where the post was second only to the chancellor in status rather than the Han central government the same post in the imperial government was merely in charge of finance and affairs in the capital region 40 41 The responsibilities of the royal secretary 御史大夫 yushǐ dafu were similar to the imperial equivalent i e supervision over the bureaucrats although his status was likely lower than the court clerk 39 The imperial Nine Ministers also had their equivalents in the kingdom 42 In addition early Changsha had a unique office the pillar of state 柱國 zhuguo It was designation for an eminent official originating from the Chu state but was not seen elsewhere in the Han dynasty 41 the post may have merged into or been replaced by that of the chancellor 43 Under the Wu family the Changsha Kingdom was administered at two levels the commandery and the county As described above the state is believed to have consisted of the three commanderies of Changsha Wuling and Guiyang and to have claimed further commanderies under Nanyue s control The three actual commanderies were divided into over 40 counties 44 45 Under the cadet branch of the Liu family the Changsha Kingdom eliminated the needless commandery level as its territory had been much reduced In AD 2 the kingdom only administered thirteen counties 44 45 In regions inhabited by the Baiyue larger but less populated circuits were used in place of counties Two circuits He 齕 He and Ling 泠 Ling are noted on the map unearthed at Mawangdui Counties were each headed by a magistrate and were subdivided into townships and villages 里 lǐ in the same manner as in centrally administered territories of the Han dynasty 25 46 The reestablishment of the Changsha Kingdom under Liu Fa coincided with the abortive Rebellion of the Seven States and the subsequent drastic measures to limit the autonomy of kingdoms by Emperor Jing In 145 BC the vassal kingdoms were stripped of the right to appoint officials with salaries higher than 400 dan which covered everyone from ministers in the royal court to county magistrates 47 Furthermore changes were made to the government hierarchy of kingdoms A number of offices were abolished including the royal secretary minister of justice 廷尉 tingwei minister of the royal clan 宗正 zōngzheng steward 少府 shǎofǔ and court scholar 博士 boshi 48 Of particular importance was the abolition of the steward as this move deprived the kings of their fiscal control over the fief 47 Many remaining offices were demoted in rank and lesser officials were reduced in number 48 The titles of the chancellor and tutor were shortened to simply xiang 相 and fu 傅 to distinguish them from their imperial equivalents 47 Later in 8 BC the court clerk was abolished and the chancellor took over his duties By then the kingdom s government structure had become almost indistinguishable from that of a commandery in all but name 47 48 Kings editKings of Changsha 17 Posthumous name Personal name Reigned from Reigned to Relationship with predecessor Name In Chinese Pinyin Name In Chinese Pinyin Wu family King Wen of Changsha 長沙文王 Changsha Wen Wang Wu Rui 吳芮 Wu Rui 203 BC 202 BC King Cheng of Changsha 長沙成王 Changsha Cheng Wang Wu Chen 吳臣 Wu Chen 202 BC 194 BC Son King Ai of Changsha 長沙哀王 Changsha Ai Wang Wu Hui 吳回 Wu Hui 194 BC 187 BC Son King Gong of Changsha 長沙共王 Changsha Gong Wang Wu You 吳右 Wu You 187 BC 179 BC Son King Jing of Changsha 長沙靖王 Changsha Jing Wang Wu Zhu 吳著 Wu Zhu 179 BC 157 BC Son Liu family King Ding of Changsha 長沙定王 Changsha Ding Wang Liu Fa 劉發 Liu Fa 155 BC 128 BC King Dai of Changsha 長沙戴王 Changsha Dai Wang Liu Yong 劉庸 Liu Yōng 128 BC 101 BC Son King Qing of Changsha 長沙頃王 Changsha Qing Wang Liu Fuqu 劉附朐 Liu Fuqu 101 BC 83 BC Son King La of Changsha 長沙剌王 Changsha La Wang Liu Jiande 劉建德 Liu Jiande 83 BC 50 BC Son King Yang of Changsha 長沙炀王 Changsha Yang Wang Liu Dan 劉旦 Liu Dan 50 BC 48 BC Son King Xiao of Changsha 長沙孝王 Changsha Xiao Wang Liu Zong 劉宗 Liu Zōng 45 BC 43 BC Brother King Miu of Changsha 長沙繆王 Changsha Miu Wang Liu Luren 劉魯人 Liu Lǔren 42 BC AD 6 Son Liu Shun 劉舜 Liu Shun AD 6 AD 9 Son Liu Xing 劉興 Liu Xing AD 26 AD 33 SonEconomy editAgriculture in Changsha included a wide range of crops and animal species Rice the staple food in Changsha was cultivated with a diverse range of varieties while wheat barley common and foxtail millet beans and hemp were also grown as evidenced by seeds unearthed from tombs 49 Fish farming and animal husbandry provided non staple food for the population 50 livestock such as horses cattle and sheep were also exported to Nanyue 51 Mawangdui tombs the early 2nd century BC burial complex of chancellor Li Cang and his family are a particularly rich source of knowledge on the kingdom They have remnants of domesticated animals including pigs cattle sheep dogs and chickens as well as game animals and fowl 52 Bamboo tablets recorded an assortment of dishes with descriptions of multiple preparation techniques Various types of alcoholic beverages made from wheat millet and rice were also discovered indicating the development of local alcohol industry 53 Artifacts from Changsha noble tombs reveal advanced levels of artisanship A plain colored gauze gown discovered in the Mawangdui tomb for example measures 128 centimetres 50 in long by 190 centimetres 75 in wide but weights only 49 grams 1 7 oz in total 54 The intact embroidered silk from Mawangdui shows intricate patterns of swirling clouds with more than 20 dyes used in the making of the diverse colors 55 Glossily decorated lacquerware was manufactured a wide range of purposes including dishes furniture and storage boxes 56 57 Iron was widely applied for agricultural and military use and ironwares found in Changsha tombs include spades pickaxes daggers spears swords axes and coins 58 There were also records of tin mining in Changsha 51 Culture edit nbsp Feiyi found in the tomb of Lady Dai Changsha nobility dressed similarly to contemporary nobles in the Han Empire The forms of ancient Chinese clothing usually found in the tombs of Changsha aristocrats were silk gauze undergarments 襌衣 danyi and long robes with elaborately woven patterns 59 Men typically wore hats while a number of hairstyles can be seen in contemporary paintings and sculptures of women 60 The earliest known paintings on fabric in China were unearthed from the Mawangdui tombs 61 Among them a two meter long feiyi 非衣 possibly meaning flying garment 62 in the tomb of Lady Dai is one of the finest examples of art in early China 61 In the painting Lady Dai was depicted in the center accompanied by servants and surrounded by deities mythological beasts and symbols 62 61 Several types of musical instruments were discovered in the Changsha tombs They include the earliest known example of a guqin a form of stringed instrument 63 Archaeologists also found the first surviving examples of two previously lost ancient Chinese musical instruments a woodwind known as a yu 竽 and a five string instrument known as a zhu 筑 64 Musical and dancing troupes consisting of dozens of performers were recorded in unearthed manuscripts 65 As seen in excavated manuscripts and artifacts the Changsha elite practiced complicated incantations and ritual acts for their interaction with the spirit world The calendrical system was incorporated into the religion and Taiyi the polar deity was the central celestial deity 66 An animistic pantheon was worshipped In an iconographic image of Taiyi from Mawangdui it was depicted with the Thunder Lord the Rain Master 雨師 Yǔshi and the Azure and Yellow Dragons with explanatory texts on military fortunes associated with these deities 67 A wide range of natural phenomena were connected with spirit powers and instructions and devices on dealing with them have been found These were among the religious elements that would later give rise to the Taoist religion 66 Science and technology edit nbsp Depiction of comets in the Tianwen Qixiang Za Zhan Some of the earliest texts on traditional Chinese medicine were discovered in the Mawangdui and Zhangjiashan tombs most of which were previously unknown 68 The largest of these finds is the Recipes for Fifty two Illnesses 五十二病方 Wǔshi er Bingfang which includes detailed treatments for specific illnesses Two cauterisation canons the Cauterisation Canon of the Eleven Foot and Arm Channels 足臂十一脈灸經 Zubi Shiyi Mai Jiǔjing and the Cauterisation Canon of the Eleven Yin and Yang Channels 陰陽十一脈灸經 Yinyang Shiyi Mai Jiǔjing provide important evidence about the concept of meridian channels in its infancy 69 In addition there are also texts on the philosophy and techniques of nurturing life 養生 yǎngsheng covering practices from therapeutic gymnastics and dietetics to sexual cultivation 69 Two new texts on astronomy and astrology the Prognostications on the Five Planets 五星占 Wǔ Xing Zhan and the Diverse Prognostications on Heavenly Patterns and Formations of Materia Vitalis 天文氣象雜占 Tianwen Qixiang Za Zhan were found in the Mawangdui tombs 70 The former provided accurate observation data on the positions of planets over a 70 year period from 246 BC to 177 BC and also elaborated on some astrological beliefs such as an astral terrestrial correspondence a mapping of astronomical features to those on the land 71 72 The latter likely a work by a Chu author of the Warring States period included a collection of illustrations of astronomical and atmospheric features such as clouds mirages rainbows stars and comets 73 74 References editCitations edit Zhou 1987 pp 11 15 a b He 2013 p 1 Luo 1998 p 13 a b He 2013 p 6 a b Luo 1998 p 14 Li 2014 p 330 He 2013 pp 260 266 Luo 1998 pp 2 3 He 2013 pp 3 5 Li 2014 pp 331 332 a b Luo 1998 p 30 Luo 1998 p 22 Luo 1998 p 28 a b Loewe 1986 pp 124 125 Fu 1984 p 106 Luo 1998 pp 25 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