《御撰资治通鉴纲目三编》考论

A Study of YUZHUAN ZIZHITONGJIANGANGMU SANBIAN

《御撰资治通鉴纲目三编》是清乾隆年间修成的一部编年体明史史书,其凡经两修,现存初修二十卷本和改修四十卷本两种。乾隆中后期纂修《四库全书》及《御批历代通鉴辑览》的成书使该书的重修成为必然。改修本与初修本相比,在书法、纪年上大体遵循《御批历代通鉴辑览》;在少数民族人名与地名翻译上则改动较大。这些改动体现了高宗对修史事业的控制及其史学和政治思想。该书为研究清代官方史学的重要著作,具有较高的文献价值。

YUZHUAN ZIZHITONGJIANGANGMU SANBIAN is anannalistic history of Ming Dynasty which completed in Qianlong period. It had been compiled twice,therefore leaves two different versions,namely the original one is twenty volumes and the modified one is forty volumes,appearance of last was because of compilation of SIKUQUANSHU and YUPILIDAI TONGJIANJILAN. Comparing with the first version, the modified version followed the example of YUPILIDAI TONGJIANJILAN in style and chronology,but the translation of minorities ＇ names changed greatly. All those modifications clearly reflected historical and political thoughts of Emperor Qianlong,and revealed that he controlled the compilation of historical books. As one of the official historical records in Qing,the value of it should be pay attention to.