明代武状元地理分布研究

A Study on the Geographical Distribution of the Number One Scholar of Military Examination of Ming Dynasty

明代武状元是封建统治者通过武举层层选拔出的军事方面最杰出的人才。明代从开国就一直伴随着战争,统治者为了巩固统治,日益重视武将人才的选拔。有明一代,武举共举行了49科,已知的武状元有52人,对可考籍贯的武状元进行分析,发现武状元的地理分布呈现出南多北少的显著特点,这与明代倭寇的侵袭、武学的兴起、尚武之风的盛行等有关。

Number One Scholar of military examination was a feudal ruler of Ming Dynasty by military examination of the selected best. The beginning of the Ming Dynasty has been accompanied by the war： Northwest and Mongolia~ war, the fight against Japanese pirates along the coast, coupled with the internal clashes with the forces of rebel. In order to consolidate the domination, rulers of the Ming Dynasty thought highly of military personnel selection. In Ming Dynasty, military examination held a total of 49 families, 52 people known as Number One Scholar of military examination. The paper analyses possible origin of the Number One Scholar and finds that their geographic distribution characteristics presents more southern than northern, which is in relation with the invasion with Japanese pirates in Ming Dynasty, rise of the martial arts, martial atmosphere prevail and so on.