Research For The Du Wei Subordinate Sima Officials In Zhangye County On The Western Han Dynasty

With combing the current published Juyan bamboo slips involving Sima, Qianren and other relevant information, First of all for a set number of the Western Han Dynasty Zhangye County, Jianshui and Juyan two under the jurisdiction of the Department of Sima and Qianren, The membership and the relationship between Sima, Minister of army and the Department of the Ministry of the Qianren, The actual Department Sima and Department of Qianren of charge are analyzed. It points out the Western Han Dynasty Zhangye County Ju Yan, Jianshui two of commandant and its subordinate department Sima, Qianren belong to the two class structure, between Sima and commandant, deputy ministry is positive relationship, rather than the membership relation; Juyan, Jianshui two commandant are under the jurisdiction of a Sima as deputy, and set number of department Qianren are different, Jianshui Department Wei has jurisdiction over a plurality of Qianren, while the Juyan department under the jurisdiction of a single department commandant only Qianren. At the same time, the paper analyses for many functions of the Department of Sima, Qianren assume such as line plug, checking, guard the guard of honor, transfer, the book issued, a handyman, and etc, points out Sima and Bian County Department thousands of responsibility has significant military and political unity characteristics.From the point of view of official document writing format characteristic angle, the total of the Juyan bamboo slips in, "and referred to relevant Du Wei house" carried out, think in the subordinate relationship exists between the extension mentioned in bamboo slips of Han Dynasty "left Sima" and Jianshui commandery. According to the unearthed bamboo slips data in order to actual combat Han Zhangye County Juyan frontier cavalry, the compilation of "left Sima" under the jurisdiction of the troops were analyzed, that Jianshui Commandery under the jurisdiction of the cavalry is taken by the classification, each deployment strategy. In addition, this paper also research the Han bamboo slips written in A32(Jin Guan) to the south of the "right" and "left", on the basis of reading and two clauses in "left the post Sima" has carried on the detailed analysis, pointed out that "Sima" left "should be left off for Sima," left "" should be understood as Sasuke, assist in Italy, "Sima left" is the official Jianshui military commander Shita Sasukebejima bear the border defense task.The city of Sima and the actual setting of responsibility are analyzed and studied, that period of the Western Han Dynasty Zhangye county only Juyan department under the city Wei Sima, At the same time to research the Juyan department without the city Wei, comes from city resident guard and Sima. In Ju Yan Du Wei, city Sima undertakes the dual functions, is responsible for the daily defense Ju Yan Du Wei Prefecture, and shoulder the responsibility of maneuver warfare.In addition, the article also to ride Sima and Jiang-Tun Sima discussed, pointed out that the ride Sima is always set the county official, its functions involve supervision, but also bear some special mission. The "Jiang-Tun" of Jiang-Tun Sima is not an additional call, The Jiang-Tun Sima is not an additional charge of Sima village. It is also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Ju Yan Du Wei troops Sima officials. The responsibility for the troops, led to extraordinary events, with Sima, ride Sima, city Sima and other officials together form the Juyan department under the division of labor, with their relative numbers of system.Finally, on the basis of the system of military service period of the Western Han Dynasty and the county population number, number of cavalry can be found under normal conditions is discussed, at the same time for the Zhangye County Ju Yan, Jianshui under the jurisdiction of the actual natural factors in the region was analyzed, that the actual geography of Zhangye County, the overall level of social and economic development and the system of military service, the Western Han Dynasty set up jointly to Sima officials under the Ministry of business and practical in the restriction and influence of various. This setting can not only effectively play the frontier defence, can also be largely restricted to the right side of the county sheriff, play a dual role in the decentralization of foreign defense.