南诏名号来源及其演变

On the Origin and Evolution of Nanzhao’s Name

南诏由于受汉文化的影响 ,王室冠有姓氏 ,并且为了保障王位的正常承袭 ,改变了自己本民族传统的全体成员的父子连名制 ,在王室中只允许拥有王位继承权的长子连父名 ,而其他没有王位继承权的诸子则不连父名 ,父子连名成为了王位继承权的一部分。南诏的王位继承 ,开始时依然保持乌蛮民族的传统———幼子承业制 ,后来借鉴和吸收中原王朝成熟政治制度中的精髓 ,演变为长子继承制 ;并做为长子继承制的补充 ,除父子相袭外 ,有祖孙相传及兄终弟及的情况。南诏的称号也经历了自己称王 (诏 )到由唐王朝正式册封为王 ,以及吐蕃相约称帝、自己暗中称帝到公开称帝的过程。

Influenced by the Han culture, Nanzhao’s royal name was preceded by its surname, Nanzhao changed its own name system that the father shared the royal name with the eldest son, who succeeded to the throne, was allowed to share the name with the father but other sons, which became a part of the rights of succeeding to the throne. Nanzhao’s succeeding to the throne also kept its own tradition——the youngest son’s succeeding to the throne at first, however, it involved into the eldest son’s succeeding to the throne through drawing on the mature political policy of the Central Plains later. The eldest son’s succeeding to the throne was supplanted by passing the throne from the grandfather to the grandson and younger son’s succeeding to the throne because of the eldest son’s death. Nanzhao’s name system also experienced other processes as, proclaiming itself king, conferred title by the king of Tang Dynasty, Tibetan regimes proclaiming themselves kings together secretly or publicly.