肆州沿革考

Study of the Evolution of Sizhou

政区建置沿革是历史地理学研究的重要内容。肆州置于北魏太平真君七年(446),隋开皇五年(585)更名为代州,治所经历了三次大的变化,所辖郡县亦因时调整。运用丰富的历史文献,对相关地理志、地方志等文献资料中有关肆州的内容进行搜集、整理,对肆州的这些变化进行详尽的考证,弄清楚了肆州变迁的原委,纠正了以往的错误认识,对辖境进行剖析,基本勾勒出肆州历史时期的基本面貌和发展脉络。

The establishment and evolution of administrative divisions are an important part of researches on historical geography. Sizhou was established in the year of the 7th year of Taiping Zhenjun （446AD） in North Wei Dynasty. Then it was renamed as Daizhou in the year of the 5th year of Kai Huang （585AD） in Sui Dynasty. Daizhou existed about a half- century. During that period, the seat of local government changed three times, and the area it governed were adjusted accordingly. Based on abundant historical documents, related geographic literature and local history, this paper makes thorough research on these changes to clarify its evolution and corrected the past mistakes. Meanwhile, the paper analyzes its governed area so that draws the outline of the evolution of Sizhou in history.