南北朝时期马镫普及的历史背景

Historical Background of the Popularity of Stirrups During theNorthern and Southern Dynasties

马镫对人类的历史起到了重大的影响。关于马镫的诞生时间暂未有明确的断定,至少西晋之前已有,但是根据相关文献和考古资料,马镫真正大范围的应用却是在南北朝时期,从其诞生到普及使用之间有着一定的时间差,这与南北朝时期战乱、民族文化交融等特定的社会环境和金属冶炼技术、其他马具的完善有着密切的联系。

Stirrups have had a significant impact on human history.There is no clear conclusion on the birth of stirrups,at least before the Western Jin Dynasty,but according to relevant literature and archeological data,stirrup's wide-scale application was in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.There was a certain time difference between its birth and widespread use.This is closely related to the improvement of the specific social environment such as the wars and the ethnic culture integration during the Southern and Northern Dynasties,the improvement of metal smelting technology,and other harnesses.