多语料视野下的中亚帖木儿祖先研究

Study on the Ancestors of Timur in Central Asia from the Perspective of Multilingual Materials

以纪念中亚帖木儿王朝奠基人帖木儿的政治、军事业绩和记述其一生而撰写的《胜利之书》中,叙述了帖木儿的祖先。其中,有传说色彩浓厚的故事,旨在试图把帖木儿及其祖先的世系追溯到成吉思汗的先祖。汉文文献、波斯文文献和欧洲资料中亦有关于帖木儿先世相关的记载。谢里夫丁·阿里·耶孜迪的《胜利之书》是帖木儿后裔监督下完成的官方史书,其只赞美和美化帖木儿及其业绩。通过对多语种古代文本的比较研究,不仅可以解读出其中的同异,而且还能揭示出书写动机及历史社会背景。

The book of Zafarnama,Written to commemorate the political and military achievements of Timur and to describe his life and ancestors.According to the book,there are stories with strong legends,aimed at trying to trace the lineage of Timur and his ancestors to the ancestors of Genghiz Khan.There are also related records in Chinese,Persian and European sources about the Timur.The book of Zafarnama by the Sharaf al-Din‘Ali Yazdi is an official history book under supervision by the descendants of Timur,so only praise and glorify of Timur and his achievements.There is a big difference between the official and unofficial accounts of the Timur ancestors.Through the comparative study of the ancient texts of different languages,we can not only understand the similarities and differences,but also reveal the writing motivation and the historical social background.