北宋中前期皇子更名现象探析

An Analysis of the Renaming of Sons of Emperors in the Middle and Early Northern Song Dynasty

北宋中前期皇子频繁的更名现象在中国古代历史上十分罕见。北宋历经9帝,共有皇子76人,几乎每代皇子中均有更名者,尤以太宗朝至神宗朝最为显著。皇子更名既与宋代避讳习俗有关,又与其身份地位的变化有千丝万缕的关系,同时也反映出皇帝对培养接班人的综合考量。

In the Northern Song Dynasty,there are altogether 9 emperors with 76 sons.It is a normal phenomenon in almost every generation that the sons of emperors are renamed,in particular,in the early and middle period of the Northern Song Dynasty,which is unusual in ancient Chinese history.The frequent renaming of sons of emperors is related not only to the taboo custom in the Song Dynasty,but also to the change of their status.It also reveals the comprehensive consideration of the emperor on the cultivation of successors.