不同的历史阶段,少数民族这一概念有着不同的实际内涵。我国历史上第一个以国家形式出现的是居于伊洛(河南省西部)的夏代,《竹书纪年》记当时还有淮夷、凤夷、黄夷、于夷、方夷、畎夷、玄夷和岐踵戎。第二个朝代是商人建立的殷王朝,甲骨文记当时还有人方、土方、鬼方、羌方、戎方等。“方”就是当时对周边少数民族的称谓。又据文献,还有昆夷、东夷、狄、荤粥等。周是姬姓国君建立的封建王朝。《史记·周本纪》载,周武王伐纣,庸、蜀、羌、髳、微、彭、濮等处少数民族相继率兵来会。克商以后,周的疆域大有扩展。《左传·昭公九年》 Different historical stages, the concept of minorities have different actual connotation. In the history of our country, the first one emerged in the form of a state in the Xia Dynasty, which lived in Ilo (western Henan Province). At the time, there were Huai Yi, Fen Yi, Huang Yi in Yi Shu, Fang Yi, Xuan Yi and Qi Hee Rong. The second dynasty was established by merchants in the Yin dynasty, there were still people in the Oracle records, earthworks, ghost parties, Qiangs and Rongfang. “Side” is the name of the surrounding ethnic minorities. According to the literature, there are Kunming, Dongyi, Di, meat porridge and so on. Zhou is the feudal dynasty established by the surname Gui Jun. “Historical Records Zhou Benji” contains, Zhou Wu King of war, Yong, Shu, Qiang, Wei, micro, Peng, Pu and other ethnic minorities in succession will come to the club. After the Keshan business, Zhou territory has greatly expanded. “Zuo Zhao Gong nine years”