从世界史视角观察回鹘对丝绸之路地区的影响

Observing the Uighurs' Influence on the Area of the Silk Road in the Perspective of the World History

囿于史料和研究视角所限,从世界史视角对回鹘的分析研究尚不充分。吴于廑先生的"世界历史上游牧民族对农耕民族三次大冲击理论"对考察回鹘的历史作用颇有启发。一是回鹘与其他游牧或农耕民族的商贸和朝贡活动具有世界性影响;二是回鹘装饰风格或母题具有世界性的多种渊源;三是回鹘十二兽历法对伊斯兰历史学家产生重要影响;四是回鹘对丝绸之路的贡献也具有世界性意义。

Under the perspective of world history,the historical contribution of Uighurs had not been fully recognized due to the lack of resources and a broader analytical framework. Chinese world famous historian Wu Yujin＇s theoretical paradigm——＂the nomadics launched three waves of invasions into agricultural regions＂——could be applied into the study of Uighurs＇ history.Firstly,long-distance trade activities between Uighurs and other nomadic or agrarian people belonged to one part of the world commercial network;Secondly, the decorative styles or motifs of Uighur originated from multi-cultural sources;Thirdly,Uighur twelve animals calendar influenced Islamic historians a lot;Fourthly,Uighur＇s contributions to the Silk Road could be termed as worldwide.