HIST-0040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: North China Plain, Tuoba, Yuezhi
Document Summary
The longest-live and most powerful of the northern empires. Famous buddhist cave in datong, the capital of the northern wei dynasty. A new capital, luoyang, established in 494. The adoption of chinese language and costume. 9 grade recruitment system adopted by wei in selection of officials. Adopted chinese surname for royal family (tuoba--yuan) to immerse himself in chinese culture. Prohibited marriages in the same lineage, advocated the intermarriage between xianbei and chinese aristocrats. Peasants (men more than women)could receive land from the government for the duration of their working lives. Slaves and cows could also receive land, so wealthy landlords could get a lot more land. Succeeded in strengthening the control of the north plain. Contributed greatly to an artistic and cultural amalgamation in sixth-century china. Sinicization and buddhism - a military uprising in 524. Thought the rulers were corrupted by theses things.
