Batı Han ve Tang Hanedanı Dönemlerinde Heqin Politikası
Heqin Policy During Western Han and Tang Dynasty
Author(s): Aylin YILMAZ ŞAŞMAZSubject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, Ancient World, Government/Political systems, Comparative politics, 6th to 12th Centuries, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi
Keywords: Heqin policy; Western Han Dynasty; Tang Dynasty; diplomacy; cultural exchange;
Summary/Abstract: Heqin和亲 policy, also known as “peace through kinship”, refers to historical agreements, that which has been established with peoples and nomadic empires living in the North of China during and after the Han Dynasty. The main aim of the policy was to establish blood ties by marrying princesses in peace and friendship agreements. It has been first started to be used for this aim during the Western Han dynasty. This study thus investigates; the use, characteristics, scope, and impact of the policy during Western Han and Tang Dynasties on the idea that this two dynasties’ used the Heqin agreements for different purposes. In line with this possibility, some of the alliances Western Han Dynasty made with the Huns and Wusuns; Tang Dynasty made with the Göktürks, Tibetans and Uighurs have been studied in terms of their causes and consequences.
Journal: Humanitas - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
- Issue Year: 10/2022
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 349-373
- Page Count: 25
- Language: Turkish