浑邪休屠族源探赜

浑邪、休屠虽为匈奴部落,但并非匈奴本族。休屠部的形成与河西月氏人有直接关系。河西月氏人中有“酋涂”部,“酋涂”即“休屠”。匈奴打败月氏后,大部分“酋涂”成为匈奴的休屠部,其余则西迁至酒泉一带,成为小月氏之“酋涂”部。霍去病出征河西后,小月氏“酋涂”降汉,成为河西“休屠”的一部分。匈奴浑邪部来自义渠中的“浑邪”部落。“浑邪”即“混邪”。混邪与商周时期的“混夷”有族源关系。混夷衰败后,一部分融入到义渠中,成为义渠浑邪部。义渠被秦国打败后,一部分义渠人北迁,最终被匈奴征服,成为匈奴浑邪部。匈奴休屠、浑邪部的族源虽非匈奴本族,但其首领有可能是匈奴贵族。

An Investigation of the Origin of the Hunye and Xiutu Clans

The paper investigates the origin and the evolution of the two Hun clans, Hunye and Xiutu, concluding that they were initially non-Huns but were integrated into the Hun tribe after their military defeat.