Polity Dian Kingdom

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Was an ancient kingdom established by the Dian people, a group of indigenous non-Chinese metalworking tribes that inhabited around the Dian Lake plateau of central northern Yunnan, China.

Establishment

  • January 278 BC: Dian was an ancient kingdom established by the Dian people, a group of indigenous non-Chinese metalworking tribes that inhabited around the Dian Lake plateau of central northern Yunnan, China.

Chronology

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1. Han campaigns against Dian

Was a series of military campaigns and expeditions by the Chinese Han dynasty against the Kingdom of Dian in modern Yunnan.

  • January 108 BC: Dian was placed under Han rule in 109 BC, after Emperor Han Wudi dispatched an army against the kingdom as the empire expanded southward.

Disestablishment

  • January 108 BC: Dian was placed under Han rule in 109 BC, after Emperor Han Wudi dispatched an army against the kingdom as the empire expanded southward.