墓志所见唐河东道县令的入仕途径

Career Path of the County Magistrate of Hedong Daoin the Tang Dynasty as Seen in the Epitaph

县级政权一直以来都是国家政治体制中最为基层的权力机构。唐代河东道特殊的政治地位使其属县存在多种类型,由此导致县令入仕途径多样。梳理唐代河东道县令墓志发现,其主要入仕途径有科举、门荫:科举中以明经入仕者为最;门荫以卫官为最。此外,亦有少数人通过征辟、军功、荐举等方式进入仕途。唐代河东道县令入仕途径的多元化是由当时社会背景与相关制度所决定的,对其进行探究可进一步丰富对唐代基层官吏入仕途径及迁转路径的认识。

The county governance has always been the primary level authority in the national political system.The special political status of Hedong Dao in the Tang Dynasty resulted in various types of counties,thus county magistrates had different career paths.A study of the epitaphs of some county magistrates of Hedong Dao found that the major paths were taking imperial examination and inheritance;some took the examination about the classics while some others inherited the official post from their fathers or grandfathers.Among the latter,the guard officers are the most.In addition,some people entered the official career through recruitment,military exploit,recommendation and other ways.The diverse ways to be county magistrates were determined by the social background and system at that time.Exploration the subject will enrich the study about different ways to be promoted as county magistrates in the Tang Dynasty.