小问题,大历史:全球史视野中的“永历西狩”

A “Minor” Issue but a Larger History: The “Western Exile” of the Emperor Yong Li from a Global Perspective

明清之际的南明永历朝廷,从建立伊始就处于不断的播迁之中,从广东转移到广西、贵州、云南,最后流亡到缅甸。这一皇帝流亡国外的事件,是中国历史上绝无仅有的。永历朝廷为何要选择这样的西迁流亡路线?只有放在全球史的背景下,才能得出合理的答案。用新的眼光来看问题,从"小问题"可以看到"大历史"。

The Yongli royal court of the Southern Ming dynasty in the Ming-Qing transition period was constantly on the move since its founding in Guangdong province in South China in the mid-17th century. It first moved westward to Guangxi,then southwestward to Guizhou and Yunnan, and finally reached Burma outside China’s southwestern border. That a Chinese emperor and his royal court ware forced to exile in a foreign country is the only one in Chinese history. Why did the emperor Yong li take such a route to his exile？ Only by examining this question in the context of global history can we find a reasonable answer. In this sense,it is a “minor” issue that reflects a larger history from a global perspective.