普安彝族“十二营”考

A Textual Study of the Yi's "Twelve Battalions" in Pu'an

本文结合彝、汉文献 ,对明代贵州普安彝族“十二营”进行了分析研究 ,认为“营”是彝族的一种社会组织 ,源于历史上的宗法制度和家支制度 ,是血缘关系和地缘关系相结合的产物 ,具有政权和族权、军事和行政合二为一的特点。文章还对“十二营”的渊源。

In accordance with both Yi and Chinese literature, this paper studies and analyzes the 'Twelve Battalions' in Pu'an, Guizhou Province in the Ming Dynasty. The paper holds that the 'battalion' was a kind of social organization among the Yi people, that it originated from the patriarchalsystem and lineage institution and was the product of the combination of consanguine and geographical relations, and that it was characterized with the merging of political and patriarchal powers and of military and administrative units. Also, the paper discusses the origination, function and location of the 'Twelve Battalions'.