不同藩属体系的重组与王朝疆域的形成--以西汉时期为中心

本文以西汉王朝为例,对古代中国王朝的疆域形成进行了探讨。认为,不同藩属体系的碰撞和重组是王朝疆域形成的主要途径。在西汉初期,中华大地上存在以西汉王朝和匈奴为核心的两大藩属体系,以及众多的亚藩属体系和弱藩属体系。自武帝时期开始,随着西汉王朝国力的增强,两大藩属体系进入碰撞、重组阶段,其结果是不仅以匈奴为核心的藩属体系被纳入西汉王朝的藩属体系中,其他弱藩属体系也进入其中,属于西汉王朝藩属体系的亚藩属体系则成为了郡县,由此最终形成了郡县、特设机构、藩属国三个不同层次构成的西汉王朝疆域。

Recombination of Different Tributary Systems and the Formation of the Dynastic Territory

This paper, taking the Western Han Dynasty as an example, discusses the formation of dynastic territory of ancient China. It thinks that the impact and recombination of different tributary systems is the main way for the dynasty to form its territory. In the early days of the western Han, there were two tributary systems respectively taking the western Han and Hun as centers and many other second tributary systems as well as weak systems. From Emperor Wu on, the two large tributary systems, with the western Han's becoming powerful, entered a period of impact and recombination. As a result, the system of Hun and the weak ones were brought into the tributary system of the western Han. And those second systems belonging to the western Han were then turned into shires and counties. So the territory of the western Han was formed with the three administrative levels of county and special organization as well as tributary came into being.