Social Sciences
8 years ago

Confucian Scholars Challenge Imperial Power in Western Han Dynasty.

The Northern Forum
The Struggle of the Confucian to the Imperial Power During the Western Han Dynasty
LI Shen-yang

Paper Summary

During the Western Han Dynasty, Confucian scholars challenged imperial power by drawing on revolutionary ideas from earlier periods. They expressed their resistance through figures like Dong Zhong-shu. Later on, they criticized and warned the imperial power using the idea of a unified global community.

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