1635年皇太极获取“制诰之宝”的政治意义试析——以传国玉玺与成吉思汗哈斯宝的性质比较为中心

An Analysis of the Political Significance of Huang Taiji’s Acquisition of “The Imperial Seal” in 1635

近来不少国外学者将1635年皇太极获得所谓林丹汗的传国玉玺的意义定性为继承了蒙元帝国政治遗产的统治合法性。本文认为,皇太极对玉玺事件的操控与利用主要还是着眼于其处理内政的需要,即加速实现将原有汗权统治体制改造升级为中央集权化的帝制模式,从而满足自己对君权扩张的政治需求。它并不意味着皇太极由此拥有了统治蒙古或内地的君权合法性,且从实际效果来看对该玉玺的占有也未促使尚在后金控制区域之外的漠北蒙古和内地汉人前来归顺或大量投诚。

Many foreign scholars hold the opinion that Huang Taiji’s acquisition of the so-called Lin Danhan imperial seal in 1635 symbolized the inheritance of the political legacy of the Mongolian Yuan Empire.In fact,Hong Taiji’s manipulation and use of the imperial seal was mainly focused on the need to deal with internal affairs and to begin the process of transforming the khanate government into the centralized imperial system.Thus,Hong Taiji’s possession of the imperial seal did not contribute to attracting the Mongol or Han allegiance to the Manchus.