十六国史研究长期受 “汉化范式” 支配，将少数民族政权的成功归因于对华夏文明的趋近与模仿。前秦作为首个统一北方的非汉政权，其历史意义是否仅在于 “汉化” 的成功？当我们将前秦视为 “模仿者” 而非 “创造者” 时，是否忽略了历史行动者最本质的存在方式？赵汀阳提出 “从认识者视域转向创造者视域”，将人类存在理解为及物的创制活动 ——“我作故我在”。这一哲学转向为重新理解前秦提供了可能：不是 “前秦如何汉化”，而是 “前秦如何创制”；不是 “是否符合既有规范”，而是 “如何创造新的规范”。本文尝试以动词存在论为分析工具，论证前秦的帝国建构是一场 “创造者的实践”—— 在缺乏现成模板的条件下，氐人统治集团联合多元行动者，通过军事统一、制度创设、文化整合与日常治理四重实践，动态生成帝国秩序；其速兴源于多重实践的高度协同，骤亡则因实践链条的系统性断裂。由此，本文试图超越静态的汉化范式，为十六国民族政权研究提供一种过程性、生成论的新视角。

Research on the history of the Sixteen Kingdoms has long been dominated by the “sinicization paradigm,” which attributes the success of ethnic minority regimes to their approximation to and imitation of Huaxia civilization. As the first non-Han regime to unify northern China, does the historical significance of the Former Qin lie solely in the success of its sinicization? When we regard the Former Qin as an “imitator” rather than a “creator,” do we overlook the most essential mode of existence of historical actors? Zhao Tingyang proposes a shift “from the observer’s horizon to the creator’s horizon,” understanding human existence as a transitive creative activity—“I create, therefore I am.” This philosophical turn offers a new possibility for reinterpreting the Former Qin: not “how the Former Qin sinicized,” but “how the Former Qin created”; not “whether it conformed to existing norms,” but “how it forged new norms.” Adopting verb ontology as an analytical tool, this paper argues that the imperial construction of the Former Qin was a “practice of creators.” Without ready-made templates, the Di ruling group, together with diverse actors, dynamically generated an imperial order through four interwoven practices: military unification, institutional innovation, cultural integration, and daily governance. Its rapid rise stemmed from the high synergy of multiple practices, while its sudden collapse resulted from the systemic rupture of practical chains. Thus, this paper attempts to transcend the static sinicization paradigm and provide a new processual and generative perspective for the study of ethnic regimes in the Sixteen Kingdoms period.