아유시리다라의 冊寶禮를 둘러싼 大元帝國 말기의 권력쟁탈

Abstract

Often, an important watershed that evaluated Toghon Temür as an incompetent monarch is the expulsion of Toqto who went out to a battlefield, and people say that the empire fell. It is very questionable if the expulsion of Toqto was a direct cause of the fall. In addition, no matter how incompetent the monarch might be, putting a knife into the back of the commander who went out to the battlefield means that the incident was an important matter to the empire. Thus, it is necessary to investigate the full account of the struggle for authority surrounding Chaekborye(冊寶禮) properly. Toqto’s reinstation as Zhongshu Sheng (Central Secretariat) in 1349 and the miserable withdrawal in 1355 were closely related to Ayuširidara’s succession for the next term. Toqto’s reinstation as Zhongshu Sheng was possible because of the necessity for checking Taiping Power and the belief of Toghon Temür and Qi Empress that Toqto would calm the public distrust of Ayuširidara and petition for installation. However, Toqto took a nonchalant attitude to Ayuširidara’s installation even practicing dogmatism and dictatorship habitually and even postponed Chaekborye for about a year, stating all reasons. As the whole story was revealed with Qamar’s mischief-making, Empress Qi considered Toqto an obstacle against the creation of Ayuširidara regime. Toghon Temür’s burden for Toqto, who owned overpowering power compared with Influential Vassal El-Temür or Bayan exploded while meeting the reality of the delay of Chaekborye, and accordingly, Toqto could be expelled at a single stroke. In other words, the expulsion of Toqto can be said to be an action taken out of the consciousness of crisis for Toghon Temür to keep the Imperial power and protect the succession of Ayuširidara to the next term. Consequently, Ayuširidara was able to settle himself as a reversioner who held the most powerful political group, of the crown princes of the Yuan Empire on Toghon Temür’s support.