关键词: 三藩, 内务府, 妇女, 婚姻

Abstract: The Three Feudatories Chinese was one type of bondservants in the Imperial Household Department in Qing Dynasty. After the Emperor Kangxi had suppressed the Revolt of the Three Feudatories, the offenders were executed, and their property was confiscated. Thus, their family dependents, relatives, and former subordinates were incorporated into the Imperial Household Department. Known as the “Three Feudatories Chinese”, one half of these individuals were women. Based on the Manchu archives of the Imperial Household Department, this paper aims to exam the compulsory marriage of the Three Feudatories Chinese women. Compulsory refers to the fact that these women were assigned and married to the Banner people of the Imperial Household Department by force. The identities of the Three Feudatories Chinese women were complex, their marriage partners included banner officials in the upper-three banners, Baoyi company commanders and poor banner slaves in the Imperial Household Department. The marriages, which totally ignored the wishes of those women, epitomized the despotism of imperial power under the Manchus and the dominance over servants and slaves of the royal family. During the Kangxi and Qianlong Periods, as Manchu dominance waned, the restrictions on marriage of the royal family servants were gradually relaxed and compulsory marriages ended.

Key words: Three Feudatories, Imperial Household Department, women, marriage