The Strategic Orientation of Dunhuang County in the Management of the Western Regions by the Western Han Dynasty:Centered on the Bamboo Slips Unearthed in Dunhuang
The establishment of Dunhuang county in the Western Han Dynasty was closely related to the imperial government's strategy of managing the Western Regions and combating the Xiongnu.The establishment of Dunhuang county in the Western Han Dynasty mainly aimed to better manage the Western Regions and isolate the Xiongnu passage,so as to achieve the strategic goal of compressing the living space of Xiongnu.After its establishment,the Dunhuang county played at least three roles in Western Han's management of the Western Regions,namely,material storage and transportation,transfer station of troops,generals and soldiers,greeting escorts and receiving messengers.The construction of warehouse facilities and land and water transportation in Dunhuang county laid a solid foundation for the Western Han government to store and transfer materials in the Western Regions,and the storage and transfer of materials in turn became the premise for the smooth conduction of Dunhuang county's work of supplying troops,welcoming and receiving soldiers and generals and envoys.All these activities had consolidated the rule of the Western Han Dynasty in the Western Regions.This confirms that Dunhuang county,as an important strategic base on the western border of the Han dynasty,played a crucial role in Western Han government's management of the Western Regions.The records of the Han bamboo slips unearthed in Dunhuang,especially the Han bamboo slips unearthed in Xuanquan,are of great significance to further verify this argument.
Dunhuang CountyWestern Han DynastyWestern RegionsHan Bamboo Slips Unearthed in XuanquanXiongnu
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