鉴于西北复杂的形势以及哈密特殊的地理位置,明太祖和成祖非常重视哈密,将哈密视作西北边防体系的重要一环来经营,哈密因此成为明朝西北地区的一个特殊存在;但随着明朝、哈密最高统治者的更迭,双方关系也逐渐走向正常化,哈密和明朝的关系完成了由特殊化到一般化的转变;及至吐鲁番崛起,侵凌哈密,明朝虽屡次经略,派遣官员级别愈来愈高,甚至一度出兵,但仍没能阻止西北局势的进一步恶化,哈密问题也升级成嘉峪关的边患问题;嘉靖年间明朝最终决定放弃哈密,转而和吐鲁番确立新的关系,默认吐鲁番西北霸主的地位。哈密由明朝领土的延伸转变为羁縻藩属,最终被明朝放弃,其角色的转换,折射出明朝君臣边疆思维发生的重大转变。 In view of the complex situation in the northwest and the special geographical position of Hami, the Ming Taizu and Cheng Zu paid great attention to Hami and regarded Hami as an important part of the northwestern border defense system. Hami thus became a peculiar existence in the northwestern Ming Dynasty. However, as Ming The change of the supreme rulers of North Korea and Hami led to the normalization of relations between the two sides. The relationship between Hami and the Ming Dynasty shifted from specialization to generalization. As the rise of Turfan overthrows Hami, The rank was higher and higher, and even once sent troops, but still failed to stop the deterioration of the situation in the northwest. The problem of Hami also escalated into a problem of border problems for Jiayuguan. During the Jiajing Reign, the Ming Dynasty finally decided to abandon Hami and turn to establish a new relationship with Turpan. By default Turpan, the dominant position in the northwest. Hami from the extension of the Ming dynasty territory into a jiushi vassal, eventually abandoned by the Ming Dynasty, the conversion of its role, reflects the great changes in the thinking of the front of the monarch in Ming Dynasty.