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Why do most feudal dynasties have a life span of only about 300 years?
There were many feudal dynasties in the feudal society of China for more than two thousand years. Looking at the rise and fall of these dynasties, we find that the life span of a feudal dynasty is only about 300 years, which has deep significance behind this historical law. I think the law of the rise and fall of feudal dynasties is: first, after each dynasty became strong, the population grew too fast, exceeding the carrying capacity of agricultural society, so the population was reduced through war; Second, social contradictions continue to intensify.

Farming society has limited productivity and can only feed a limited population. Every dynasty changes, there will be a series of wars, which will cause a large number of layoffs. Therefore, at the beginning of each dynasty, the rulers will implement the policy of recuperation, reduce the burden on farmers and restore the economy. After a period of cultivation, the dynasty will have a prosperous period, which will usher in a rapid population growth. The population has increased, but the social productivity has not been improved accordingly, so the food supply will be insufficient, and some people will become refugees and become hidden dangers threatening the security of the dynasty.

Social contradictions intensified with the rise and fall of dynasties. Class problem is a difficult problem that the whole dynasty will face from beginning to end. There are always some big families who keep annexing farmers' land. In the early days of the dynasty, the power of the gate was relatively weak, and farmers also owned their own land. This day can go on. But at a certain time, the Matthew effect will appear in society, the gate valve will become stronger and stronger, and the farmers will become weaker and weaker. In the end, farmers' land will be annexed by the gate valve. Farmers who lost their land either died or rebelled, so peasant uprisings occurred in the late period of almost every dynasty, and then the old dynasty was destroyed in the war and the new dynasty rose.

In short, there are deep-seated reasons behind the replacement of feudal dynasties. When we study the rise and fall of dynasties, we should look at the essence through phenomena.