五至九世纪日本构建区域秩序的尝试

Attempts at Regional Order by Japan in 5^(th)-9^(th) Centuries

公元前一世纪左右,日本被纳入到以中国王朝为中心的区域体系之中。由于日本与中国大陆隔海相望、未有领土接壤的特殊地理位置,日本常常与中国王朝保持着若即若离的状态。最为关键的是,日本虽以朝贡者的身份融入"前近代"东亚区域秩序中,并接受中国王朝的册封,但当其政治势力积累到一定程度时,便试图摆脱被册封的身份,力争取得与中国王朝平等的地位,甚至不惜采取军事手段与中国王朝一争高下,来扭转中日之间的不对等局面。透过日本在五至九世纪间的一系列行动,可看出其意图构建"日式区域秩序"的尝试。

Japan had been encompassed in the regional system centered on Chinese dynasties since the 1^(st) century BC.But the geological remoteness made its relation with Chinese dynasties ambiguous.Although it had been accepted in the international political structure of the pre-modern East Asia as a tributary state of China,Japan strived for a status 'equal' to China,even by military means.Japan’s attempts at its own 'regional order' can be seen from a series of moves during the 5^(th)-9^(th) centuries.