Study on the Historical Structure of the Hexi Corridor Oasis Area by Unearthed Textual Material and Field Survey

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370831
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: History of Asia and Africa
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: Sakajiri Akihiro 大阪大学, 全学教育推進機構, 准教授 (30512933)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): IWAMOTO Atsushi 立正大学, 文学部, 准教授 (80324002) ; SATO Takayasu 盛岡大学, 文学部, 准教授 (40403026) ; IWAO Kazushi 龍谷大学, 文学部, 准教授 (90566655) ; AKAGI Takatoshi 東京女子大学, 現代教養学部, 准教授 (00566656)
• Research Collaborator: BAI Yudong 遼寧師範大学, 教授 ; FENG Peihong 浙江大学, 教授
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 河西回廊 / オアシス地域 / 出土文字資料 / 現地調査 / 歴史的構造 / 山地 / 水系 / オアシス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we aimed to clarify the historical structure of the area consisting of the mountainous region and the oasis by capturing the Hexi Corridor Oasis area as a unit of "Mountainous area - Water system - Oasis", and so far obtained the following three main results.
(1) By investigating the unearthed textual material, we got the materials to elucidate the historical structure of this area. (2) We conducted a landscape survey and survey of ruins in this area and organized the information. (3) We summarized the textual data and results of the field survey in the workshop and the outcome report, and showed the prospect of building a model on the historical structure of the area.

Free Research Field

東洋史，中央ユーラシア史，敦煌学