哈密卫职能探微

The Study on Functions of Hami Garrison

哈密卫是明朝在蒙古肃王领地上设置的、军政合一的地方管理机构,前后存延达120多年,明朝中期,被土鲁番兼并。哈密卫是"国"、"卫"二制并存,哈密王出自忠顺王一脉,具有较大的自主权,地方官员由哈密卫提名、由明朝正式任命。哈密卫的主要职能体现在向明朝朝贡、代管西域进贡事宜、提供侦察情报三个方面。

Hami Garrison which was the unity of the military management mechanism was built in Mongolia SuKing＇ s domain by Ming Dynasty. In the middle period of Ming Dynasty, it was mergered by Turpan, and it had existed for more than 120 years. Hami Garrison had two kind of political systems which were ＂ Country＂ and ＂Garrison＂. The chief who had great autonomy came form ZhongShun King＇s cousins, local officials of Hami Garrison was nominated by the chief, and formally appointed by Ming Dynasty. Hami Garrison＇ s main functions embodied in three aspects： giving tribute to Ming Dynasty, man- aging the Western Regions＇ tribute,providing intelligence.