A Study on the Ranking of Imperial Titles in Qing Dynasty from the Perspective of Data Analysis—Knowledge Discovery Based on the Examples of the Imperial Qing Festival

Subjects: Library Science，Information Science >> Philology submitted time 2023-03-24

宋雪雁 张伟民 杨芳芳 张祥青

Abstract： [Purpose/Significance] The members of the imperial clan in the Qing Dynasty were a group with blood relationship with the emperor, which constituted the core of the power of the Qing Dynasty. This study analyzed the rank and path iteration of the imperial clan titles, in order to enrich the research results of the imperial clan titles in the Qing Dynasty, and provide reference for subsequent scholars to further analyze the titles system and conduct other related research. [Methods/Process] This study used quantitative analysis methods to mark and statistically analyze the title roll of Examples of the Imperial Qing Festival, and based on the "Imperial Titles List" in the 13th year of Qianlong's reign, an iterative analysis of the path of the descendants of the imperial clan was carried out. [Results/Conclusion] The research found that the number of content items in the title roll of the Examples of the Imperial Qing Festival showed a decreasing trend from "title rank" to "title". The temporary regulations were mainly concentrated in the Qianlong Dynasty and before, while the specific events were mainly distributed in the Qianlong Dynasty and after. The iterative analysis of the path greatly reflects the importance of the status of descendants in the Qing clan. At the same time, the strict ranking of titles, together with the way of descending and examination, and the way of inheriting titles by generations and specific times, avoid the superfluous titles of the imperial family to some extent which helped maintain the social stability of the Qing Dynasty.

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