"祁连小月氏"族源新探

在"单一族源"论的影响下,历来史家都将战国秦汉间曾活动于河西走廊地区月氏及"祁连小月氏"视为同源民族.不过中外历史文献与实物资料表明,河西走廊地区月氏本由突厥、乌孙和羌所组成的一族三源民族."祁连小月氏"虽曾是河西走廊月氏的一部分,但其并不与西迁西域的大月氏同源于突厥族,而实际上则源于羌族.

A new exploration on national origin of "Qi- Lian Small Rou Zhi"

Under the influence of "single national origin's theory",the historian have consistently held that "Qi-Lian small Rou Zhi"and the "Rou Zhi "which had moved about in the region of Hexi Corridor during the dynasty of war states and Qin-Han are the nationalities of identical national origin.However,the historical documents of Chinese and foreign & means of material object show that the "Rou Zhi"of Hexi Corridor had been a ethnic group of "one nationality with three origins"made up of Tujue,Wusun and Qiang.Although once been a part of the "Rou Zhi"of Hexi Corridor,"the Qi-Lian Small Rou Zhi"actually originated from Qiang ethnic group instead of Tujue ethnic group together with the "Big Rou Zhi"which had migrated to western regions.