谁是捏古伦——从丝路上的小人物看明初中国的全球化

Who was Nie Gulun: China’s globalization in the Early Ming Dynasty Seen from the Life of Ordinary People on the Silk Road

《明史·外国列传》中有"拂菻"国的史料,提到元末其国人捏古伦入市中国的情况,中国史书对此事的结果没有留下记载,然而,捏古伦不会是默默无闻的人物,否则明太祖也不会召见他。虽然《明史》记载捏古伦乃"入市"中国,但他可能同时具备传教士的身份。本文从捏古伦这段史料入手,考察在元末明初丝路上的西方商人、传教士与明初中国的接触,并阐述明初中西交流与全球化的关系。

There are documents about the Fu Lin State in Biographies of Foreign States of Ming History,which records that a native named Nie Gulun of this state(Fu Lin)came to China for trading purposes at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.But there is no record in Chinese history books about the result of this mission.However,Nie Gulun might not be an unknown person;otherwise,Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynsty would not summon him.Although The History of the Ming Dynasty records that Nie Gulun came to China for trading purposes,he might also be a missionary.This article starts with the historical data of Nie Gulun,examines the contacts of Western merchants or missionaries on the Silk Road with China at the beginning of the Ming and the end of the Yuan Dynasties,and expounds the relationship between Sino-Western exchanges and globalization at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.