“忒剌”考辨

Textual Research about Tela

“忒剌”是忽必烈平大理途中的驻牧地,也是蒙古军兵分三路的地点。其地望,近人吴景敖曾作过考证,然而因汉文史籍记载不详,史学界尚有争议。本文对照汉藏文史料,对“忒剌”地望作一简要探讨。

Tela is the camping place on Hubilie′s March to conquer Da Li as well as a place to deploy his troops into three streams. Modem academician Wu Jingao had once investigated and analyzed the geographical location of this place. However, due to the inaccuracy of Chinese historical documents, controversy still exists. The essay will have a simple exploration into the geographical location of Tela on the basis of Chinese and Tibetan historical documents.