Open AccessHistorical data from Shu-jing regarding the states Shang and Zhou (“The Canon of Writings”)
Author(s) -
Galina Popova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
orientalistica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2687-0738
pISSN - 2618-7043
DOI - 10.31696/2618-7043-2019-2-4-874-889
Subject(s) - ruler , canon , capital (architecture) , selection (genetic algorithm) , position (finance) , history , classics , work (physics) , philosophy , ancient history , computer science , aesthetics , engineering , artificial intelligence , economics , physics , finance , quantum mechanics , mechanical engineering
This article offers definition and systematization of historical information as preserved in Shu-jing («The Canon of Writings»). Its aim is also to provide help in understanding the reasons and purposes pursued by the authors, who contributed to this work. The study showed that the selection of historical information regarding these periods was aimed as follows: to justify the removal by force the legitimate ruler (following the concept of the «heavenly command» tianming 天命), to show by using earlier precedents that the ruler was not in a position without previous consulting wise dignitaries, to justify the transfer of the capital in 771 BC.