刺史作为首置于西汉的官职,其职能权限随着朝代的变迁而渐有改变。在西夏法典《天盛改旧新定律令》中,刺史作为西夏的一种官职大量出现,对这些条文进行考察,可大致勾勒出西夏刺史的职能。通过与中原王朝刺史的对比,可以看出西夏刺史的设置对中原王朝的沿袭。 As the first official position in the Western Han Dynasty, provincial governor's functions and powers changed gradually with the changes of dynasties. In the Xixia Code, “Tiansheng Altair Old Law”, the history of the governor as a large number of official positions in Xixia, inspection of these provisions, can outline the function of Xi Xia Ci Shi. Through the comparison with the Central Plains dynasties provincial governor, we can see that the setting of Xixia governor inherited the Central Plains dynasty.