唐五代文人逐臣分布时期与地域的计量考察

在中国贬谪史上,唐五代是文人逐臣最盛的时期,在三百四十余年间,可考知姓名和贬地的文人逐臣共计1040人次。从其分布时期与地域看,中晚唐人次最多(594人次),占唐五代文人逐臣人次的57.11%;而南方则是流贬文官的主要地区,其人次为北方的2.29倍。在南方诸道中,江南西道、东道、岭南道是处置文人逐臣的首选之地,此三道所辖43州逐臣数已达341人次,占唐五代文人逐臣总数的33.5%,因而最值得重视,同时,也构成相关历史文化分析的必要参照。

A quantitative analysis of time and place range of demoted officers in Tang and Five Dynasties

In Chinese history the Tang and the Five Dynasties are well known for demoted officers.According to the record of appellations and places,there were 1040 officials demoted during more than 300 years of that period.From the angle of time and place,this happened more frequently in the mid and late Tang Dynasties(594 persons),accounting for 57.11% of the total number.The southern areas were more frequently involved with the demoted officers(2.29 times of those in the north).And in the south the first choices were western and eastern circuits of the south of Yangtze,the circuit of the south of the Five Ridges. As the demoted officials in these three regions amounted to 341 which accounts for 33.5% of the total number,this phenomenon deserves special attention for relevant historical studies.