Chiefdom of Yao'an
Bai Tusi chiefdom (1147–1729)
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Chiefdom of Yao'an (Chinese: 姚安土司; pinyin: Yáo'ān Tǔsī), ruled by the Gao clan, was a Bai autonomous Tusi chiefdom during Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The chiefdom was located at the convergence of modern-day Yunnan and Sichuan provinces.
StatusChiefdom under the suzerainty of the Dali Kingdom (1147–1253)
Chiefdom within the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties (1253–1729)
Chiefdom within the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties (1253–1729)
CapitalYao'an (present day Yao'an County of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture)
CommonlanguagesBai language
GovernmentMonarchy
Chiefdom of Yao'an 姚安土司 | |||||||||
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| 1147–1729 | |||||||||
| Status | Chiefdom under the suzerainty of the Dali Kingdom (1147–1253) Chiefdom within the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties (1253–1729) | ||||||||
| Capital | Yao'an (present day Yao'an County of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Bai language | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Chieftain | |||||||||
• 1147–? | Gao Mingqing (first) | ||||||||
• ?–1725 | Gao Houde (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1147 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1729 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | China | ||||||||
The Gao clan were descendants of Gao Shengtai, who was the emperor of the short-lived Dazhong state which existed from 1094 to 1096.[1][2] The Gao clan ruled Yao'an for more than 700 years, surviving several dynastic changes in China, until its last ruler Gao Houde was arrested by Qing Chinese in 1725.[3] In 1729, Yao'an was fully annexed into the central bureaucratic system of the Qing dynasty.[4]
List of chieftains of Yao'an
Below are Yao'an chieftains:[3]
| Name | Chinese | Reign | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gao Mingqing | 高明清 | 1147–? | son of Gao Taiming grandson of Gao Shengtai |
| Gao Yuchengsheng | 高踰城生 | ?–? | son of Gao Mingqing |
| Gao Yuchengguang | 高踰城光 | ?–? | |
| Gao Longzheng | 高隆政 | ?–? | |
| Gao Zhengjun | 高政均 | ?–? | |
| Gao Junming | 高均明 | ?–? | |
| Gao Mingshou | 高明壽 | ?–? | |
| Gao Shousi | 高壽寺 | ?–? | |
| Gao Shoubao | 高壽保 | ?–? | |
| Gao Xian | 高賢 | ?–? | |
| Gao Gui | 高貴 | ?–? | |
| Gao Xiang | 高翔 | ?–? | |
| Gao Feng | 高鳳 | ?–? | |
| Gao Qidou | 高齊斗 | ?–? | |
| Gao Qin | 高欽 | ?–? | |
| Gao Jinchen | 高金宸 | ?–? | |
| Gao Guangyu | 高光裕 | ?–? | son of Gao Jinchen |
| Gao Shoufan | 高守藩 | ?–? | son of Gao Guangyu |
| Gao Tai | 高𦒰 | ?–? | son of Gao Shoufan |
| Gao Wengying | 高奣映 | ?–? | son of Gao Tai |
| Gao Yinghou | 高映厚 | ?–? | son of Gao Wengying |
| Gao Houde | 高厚德 | ?–1725 | son of Gao Yinghou |