简论土司制度的核心与实质问题

Commenting on Core and Essence Problem of Tusi System

土司制度的核心问题是以少数民族首领为世袭土官,其实质问题是"以夷制夷"。土地占有制度的长期稳定及其与生产力发展相适应、土官拥有自己的武装组织以及历代中央王朝的扶植是支撑土司制度长期存在的主要因素;土司制度的建立和发展维护了边疆安全和国家统一,促进了少数民族和汉族、内地和边疆之间的经济文化交流。

The core problem of Tusi system was to take national minority chieftain as hereditary a- boriginal official, whose essence problem was ＂controlling foreigners by foreigners＂ . The major factors that supported Tusi system longterm existence were the long - term stability of land occupies system and it suit for the development of the productive forces, the aboriginal official owned himself armed forces organization and the central authority dynasties of past ages supporting. The building - up and develop- ment of Tusi system have defended frontier safety and national unification and have promoted the economy cultural exchange between national minority and Han nationality, inland and frontier.