灭乞里氏只儿哈郎家族史事考略——元代色目家臣政治地位之一斑

A Research on the Jirqalang Family from the Merki Tribe:An Example of the Political Status of Semu Retainers during the Yuan Dynasty

灭乞里部是蒙元时期活动于哈密、巴里坤等地的色目部族,只儿哈郎家族则是唯一见诸元代史籍记载的一个源自灭乞里部的家族。文章结合汉文和波斯文史书中的相关记载,厘清了该家族的族属及其家族成员,并通过考察其仕宦状况及在元代政坛中的表现,指出其是一个典型的内廷家臣世家。该家族世代享有高官厚禄和参与治国理政的现象,在相当程度上反映了元代色目家臣的政治地位。

The Merki was a Semu (色目) tribe which lived in Qomul and Barkolarea during the MongolYuan era,and there was only one family of merki tribe that left some historical records — the Jirqalang family.This article using both Chinese and Persian historical materials,figures out the ethnic background of the Jirqalang family,also discusses its members’ official careers and their appearance in politics.The Jirqalang family was a typical court noble family,the high positions of its members substantially reflected the political status of Semu retainers during the Yuan Dynasty.