元代也里可温的族属与分布

The Ethnic Category and Distribution of Yelikewen People of Yuan Dynasty

元代也里可温信徒复杂,族类众多。除游牧于中土西北地区的蒙古乃蛮、克烈、汪古部和一部分畏兀儿人,以及东迁阿速、钦察、斡罗斯人外,还应包括蒙古西征时掳掠东来的许多中亚、西亚和东欧不同种族的基督教徒。至元大一统时,也里可温已广泛分布于中土各地,并在元代社会中产生了一定的影响。

The Yelikewen people of Yuan dynasty were religionally complex and multinational. Besides the Mongol Naiman, Kelie, Wanggu tribe and a part of Weiwur people nomadizing in northwestern regions and east movirig Asu, Qincha and Woluosi people, they also included Christian of different races captured from Middle Asia, West Asia and East Asia in Mongol westward war. To the unity of Yuan dynasty, Yelikewen people have widely distributed throughout middle lands, which had considerable influence in Yuan society.