明朝铁券颁赐现象研究

Research on the Granting of Iron Credentials in Ming Dynasty

明太祖朱元璋为实现保恤臣子之意,按军功赐爵授券,将爵位与铁券联系起来,实现了铁券授予的制度化。通过翻检《明史》,并结合《实录》等典籍校验,本文补充了学界现有明朝铁券授予对象的统计。通过对券主画像,本文指出明朝铁券授予的意义除论功行赏外,更强调其对功臣家族内部血缘式链条的再造。

Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of Ming Dynasty, granted iron credentials to the meritorious officials according to their military merits. He connected the ranks with iron credentials and realized the institutionalization of iron credentials granting. By searching the Ming History and other historical materials, this paper complements the current list of iron credentials granted in Ming Dynasty. By analyzing the meritorious officials who obtained the iron credentials, this paper points out that the significance of iron credentials granting in Ming Dynasty not only emphasized the reward of merits, but also emphasized the rebuilding of blood connection within the meritorious families.