论明朝河湟李氏土官在西北边防中的作用

On the Role of LI Tusi in He and Huang River Valleys in Northwest Border Defense In the Ming Dynasty

明初河湟李氏土官历代虽只承袭武职,很少任文职或僧职,但在开创西宁卫治、招蕃拒蒙、守土司民上却异常活跃。同时,李氏又与喇嘛、寺院关系密切,并借助其势力,深刻影响了明初西北边疆的政治格局,为明万历年间的"湟中三捷"起到了未雨绸缪的作用。明朝西北土官利用喇嘛寺院边口地区来完成明"捍蕃"、"拒蒙"、"保境安民"的职责,进而成为明在西北边防上不得不倚重的重要"藩篱"。

From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to the middle period of the dynasty,He hung area in Qinghai became the border between agriculture and husbandry,the converging region of many different ethnics and the bridgehead of confrontation with Mongolia.LI Tusi who had been residing for many generations built lots of Lama temples which attracted many Tibetans and made them important for ＂defending Tibet,resisting Mongolia＂in this area.