“慕利”与“慕义”--论西南地区土司朝贡的制度建构

For “Interest” or “Justification” ——On the build of Chieftain Tributary Institution in Southwest Region

朝贡制度作为中国古代重要的政治制度,既是封建王朝处理与周边国家外交关系的基本模式,也是中原王朝统辖周边少数民族的主要制度。深入研究历代边疆民族的朝贡关系及其制度建构,对于梳理与揭示朝贡制度兼具对内与对外层面的多层次性与复合性,意义重大。文章以西南地区为考察对象,分析探讨边疆民族地区土司朝贡形成与发展的制度轨迹,揭示朝贡制度在中国古代边疆治理过程中不可忽视的政治、经济与文化作用。

As an important political institution of ancient China,tributary institution not only was the basic mechanism to deal the relations with surrounding states, but also was the main institution to administrate periphery minorities. A deep research of the tributary relation between central dynasties and its borderland peoples and the build of the institution in historic China,was significant to analyze and reveal the different ranges and types of tributary activity. With the chieftain tributary institution in southwest region as the case,this paper discusses the historical course of the formation and development of tributary institution of borderland peoples,endeavor to reveal the political,economic and cultural functions the tributary institution had played in borderland administration of ancient China.