太宗朝唐与回纥之关系探蠡

回纥,又称回鹘①,今新疆维吾尔族与甘肃裕固族的祖先,属于铁勒诸部之一。隋末唐初,与其他铁勒各部散处于今蒙古 高原,西至天山,分别臣属突厥汗国、薛延陀汗国。贞观二十年（646 年）,唐太宗灭亡薛延陀汗国,漠北铁勒诸部开始散乱的各 自发展,回纥顺应时代潮流,选择亲近唐朝积极与唐朝交流互信,最终在唐朝的支持下统一了漠北铁勒诸部,建立了强大的漠 北回鹘汗国。以唐太宗在位二十三年为时间段轴,梳理了回纥与铁勒诸部周旋,逐渐强盛以致为后来取代薛延陀建立强盛的 漠北回鹘汗国打下坚实基础的历史。

The Relationship Between Tang Dynasty and Uighur During Emperor Taizong Period

Uighur, also called "Huihe" or "Huihu", was one of the Tiele tribes in Outer Mongolia Plateau. It''s the ancestor of Uyghur nationality in Xinjiang and The Yugu nationality in Gansu province. During the last period of Sui dynasty and the start of Tang dynasty, they once scattered in Outer Mongolia Plateau, and then established a subsidiary of Turkic khanate and the Xueyan Tuo khanate. Conformed to the trend of the times, Uighur chose to establish close relationship with Tang Dynasty, and with its help, Uighur finally unified other Tiele tribes and founded the Uighur Khanate in Mongolia. This paper concludes the 23-year''s history of emperor Taizong period during which the Uighur Khanate was established.