英文摘要
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From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, we should notice that the Chouzhou tumults happened continuously. The question is, what was the nature of these occurrences? In discussing the tumults of the mid Ming Dynasty, some of the most compelling studies focused on the roots of Chouzhou tumults in the activities of pirates, including the Japanese pirates as well as some Chinese merchants' piratical behaviors. However, the Chouzhou tumults were not limited to maritime activities, but the robberies in the mountain areas and the relationship between robbers and pirates are also worthy of notice and further exploration.
In the beginning, we will examine the descriptions of Chouzhou turmoils in Ming Period from ”Chouzhou Fu Zhi” (《潮州府志》). In this paper, I would like to explore a little further the factors of Chouzhou trumoils in late Ming period from several fields: geographical feature, economic backgound, offical policy and local management. It may be helpful to consider some important factors of Chouzhou turmoils from the works of local records, collected works of persons of the Ming Dynasty and scholar articles. The research of the relation between Chouzhou turmoils and social development remains as a matter to be discussed further.
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