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The purpose of this thesis is to explore how the eunuch officials system evolved from Qin Dynasty to Han Dynasty. The subject includes among the power of eunuch, the official position for eunuch and so on. This thesis also explored the beginnings of eunuch officials system, and the evolution of official position in pre-Qin. The thesis is divided into five chapters: Chapter 1-introduction: This chapter gives an overall introduction of the questions for eunuch official’s system research. The subject of majority researches is eunuch officials system in Tang or Ming Dynasty. Some researches are reviewed and analyzed in political struggle from court eunuch group in Han Dynasty. Chapter 2- the eunuch officials system in pre-Qin: According to the researches, the eunuch was discovered in Shang Dynasty at the latest. However, the eunuch was servant in Shang Dynasty. There jobs were to guard imperial palace and queens who live in. In west- Zhou Dynasty, the position for eunuch was changed. Someone become steward in imperial palace. In east- Zhou Dynasty, eunuch can display ability in wars. And there would be in high position if they have the ability. Chapter 3- the eunuch officials system in Qin Dynasty and in west-Han Dynasty: In Qin Dynasty, eunuch become one part of the officials system. They can own power and be an underlying bed government official. In west-Han Dynasty, the eunuch officials system almost inherited from Qin Dynasty. Emperor Wu-Ti of the Former Han dynasty, the imperial bureaucracy was expanded and standardized. The eunuch owns a new power for transmitting imperial decree and imperial edict. During Han emperor Yuan’s reign, Shih Hsien become a powerful eunuch which can appoints and dismisses the official and processing political affair. However, the power for eunuch was cancelled from the death of Han emperor Yuan to the end of the west-Han Dynasty. Wang Mang usurped the throne, and given more power to the eunuch. But the Xin Dynasty ended so quick that the eunuch officials system evolved insignificantly. Chapter 4- the eunuch officials system in east-Han Dynasty: In east-Han Dynasty, the eunuch officials system evolved consummately. At first, the eunuch didn’t surpasses the authority. Zheng Zhohg was a first eunuch sealed the title in east-Han Dynasty, who helped emperor to have the authority. Most emperors of east-Han Dynasty inherits the throne were so young that their mother's family own the power of emperor. When emperors grow up, they will have the authority by eunuch’s help. So the eunuch became more powerful and their status is lofty. Knowledge individual contribution resistance the power of eunuch, but they were defeated. And they were dismissed, killed and imprisoned. “The Yellow Turban Rebellion” happened; the eunuch seized the chance of this rebellion to murder Chief General He Jin. Chief Yuan Shao leadership army to kill all eunuchs in imperial palace. The group of eunuch was vanished in east-Han Dynasty. Chapter 5- summary: To summary this thesis, and explore how the eunuch officials system evolved from Qin Dynasty to Han Dynasty.
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