本文对湖南西部仡佬的历史作了一比较系统的考查。作者认为:自唐宋至明清,仡佬一直是本地主要的少数民族之一;这里古代的仡佬,是魏晋南北朝后期一部分东迁的夜郎僚人的后裔。这部分仡佬后来除少部分倒迁入贵州外,大部分即逐渐融合于当地汉族、苗族和土家族中。 This article makes a comparative study of the history of the gentlemen in western Hunan. The author believes that from the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Gelao has always been one of the major ethnic minorities here. The ancient Gelao here was a descendant of the Yelang colonists who moved eastward as part of the Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties. This part of Gelao later, except for a small part, was poured into Guizhou, most of which gradually merged into the local Han, Miao and Tujia.