对高昌东部诸古城遗址的查访——吐鲁番古代地名研究之六

Investigation to Some Ancient City Sites of Eastern Gaochang——Research on Ancient Toponymy of Turfan(Ⅵ)

从高昌郡到高昌王国所建郡县城邑,见于史籍或出土文书记载者,至少有二十二个,明清以后,一些城邑衰落荒废,近百年来商品经济的大发展,加速了许多古城遗址的破坏和毁灭,以致不知其踪影。本文以史籍或出土文书为依据,在前贤研究基础上,结合对实地遗迹的查访,尽可能找到高昌故城以东八个原城邑的具体方位。

There were at least 22 cities which was recorded in historical books or unearthed documents from Gaochang County to the cities that Gaochang Kingdom built. After Ming-Qing Dynasty, as the great development of commodity economy for hundred years, some of ancient cities gradually fall into disuse, which also accelerated the speed of destruction of many ancient city ruins so as to die out. This work will try to find out the definite position of 8 ancient city ruins of Gaochang City on the basis of the past scholars in terms of historical book and unearthed documents.