元朝宫廷乳母制度初探

A Textual Research of the Royal Court Wet Nurse System during the Yuan Dynasty

乳母文化作为一种社会文化,在元朝民间有着深厚的文化底蕴。而且,在元朝宫廷中也有长足发展,并形成一种制度,即元朝宫廷乳母制度。考察整个蒙古汗国和元朝时期宫廷中有关乳母的记载,虽然在蒙古汗国时期关于这方面的记载并不多见,但能看出宫廷乳母文化的初步发展情况。元朝时期,宫廷乳母文化得到进一步的发展,并最终形成宫廷乳母制度。

As a social culture,Wet Nurse culture had a profound cultural background among the civilian society in Yuan Dynasty.In addition,the custom of wet nurse had a considerable development in Yuan Court and finally formed as a set of institution,which is called Wet Nurse System in Yuan Dynasty.When we investigate the historical records concerning wet nurse during the Great Mongol Empire and Yuan Dynasty,although related records are rarely seen during the Great Mongol Empire,we can see the preliminary development of wet nurse institution in royal court.Wet nurse institution achieved a further development in Yuan Dynasty and finally formed as Court Wet Nurse System.