唐代官修谱牒与庶族地位变迁

谱牒编修伴随着宗族的产生而出现,随着世族门阀的兴起得以迅速发展,尤其是在唐代,谱牒的发展达到了顶峰。它不仅仅是传统意义的修谱,而且是统治者用来打击士族,提高庶族地位巩固统治的政治工具。唐代经过三次大规模的官修谱谍,使士庶二族的地位逐渐趋于合流,加之科举选官制度等其它方面的原因,盛行于晋唐时期的门阀制度也渐趋衰落,官修谱牒不再盛行,谱牒编修也逐渐向私家转变。

Official Genealogy in Tang Dynasty and the Shuzu Status Evolution

Along with the emergency of clan appeared the genealogy. With the rise of powerful family clans, it had enjoyed a booming, esp. in Tang Dynasty, when the genealogy compilation reached its peak.Rather than the traditional significance, the genealogy functioned as political tool for the rulers to suppress the aristocracy, enhance Shuzu （the humble） and consolidate the rule. Through the three large-scale state-sponsored amendments, the status of the aristocracy and Shuzu （the humble） tended to be confluent. Additionally, due to the imperial examination system, the patriarch system prevailing in the Jin and Tang period was fading. Therefore, official genealogy compilation was no longer popular and the editing of genealogy gradually shifted to private activity.