思结请粮文书与思结归唐史事考

A Report of the Sijie Tang Asking for Food

思结请粮文书与思结归唐史事考陆庆夫敦煌文书Ｐ．２９４２《河西巡抚使判集》中有一道判牒，其文如下（原文书第１１７－１２０行）：１．思结首领远来请粮事２．思结首领，久沐薰风。比在河西，屡申忠赤。顷驰漠北，频被破３．伤，妻孥悉无，羊马俱尽。尚能慕义，不远归...

he report of Sijie思结to Tang asking for food can be seen in Dunhuangmanuscript P. 2942”He-xi-xun-fu-shi-pan-ji河西巡抚使判集”.Although the report isvery short(only 4 lines),it reflects an importantly historical fact what because of lackgrain,Sijie tribe had to ask for food from Tang and then came over and pledged allianceto Tang.In the past, the tribe belonged to a part of Tie-le铁勒and roved around as a nomadin the Mountain area of Mongol plateau. During the Sui隋and early Tang初唐Dynasties,the tribe submited to the central goverment of China time and again. The Si-jie tribe mentioned in the manuscript migrated to Ganzhou甘州and Liangzhou凉州to-gether with the Uighurs,Qibi契 and Hun浑tribes etc. during Wu-ze-tian武则天period(the later 7th century).After Liangzhou was occupied by the Tibetans in themid-8th century , the Sijie people unreconciled to be enslaved and moved to the Mountain again. They were attacked by the Uighurs there and suffured heavy losses,and then had to return to the Hexi Corridor again. This report was just sent from Hexito Tang at that period. Their requesting was approved.The manuscript can be servedas an example of the enlightened policy towards minority nationalities of the Tang Dy-nasty.