What was Yunnan called in ancient times?

Yunnan Province, called Dian or Yun for short, is located in the southwest of China, bordering Guizhou and Guangxi in the east, Sichuan in the north, Tibet in the northwest, Myanmar in the west and Laos and Vietnam in the south.

The total land area of the province is 394,654.38+0,000 square kilometers, accounting for 4.654.38+0% of the total land area of the country, ranking eighth in the country. By the end of 2065,438+09, the permanent population of Yunnan Province was 48.583 million.

During Xia and Shang Dynasties, Yunnan belonged to Liangzhou, one of Kyushu. During the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, there were many tribes in Yunnan, which was called the land of a hundred paces.

During the Warring States Period, General Zhuang of Chu entered Dianchi Lake area and established Dian State, which is called Dian State for short.

Qin Shihuang unified the six countries and set up a county in northeast Yunnan.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Guo Chang, a general, into Yunnan to conquer southwest Yi, and set up Yizhou County and 24 counties. Counties ruled Dianchi County, and Yunnan County was established in Han Dynasty, which was the beginning of Yunnan's name.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Yunnan, Guizhou and southwest Sichuan were called Nanzhong, and Zhuge Liang led the army to surrender to Meng Huo, the king of Nanzhong.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, Yunnan was changed to Ningzhou, which was one of the 19 Kyushu countries in China. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Yunnan was under the rule of cuan clan.

During the Tang Dynasty, Pelog, the leader of Mengshezhao tribe, merged with five other imperial edicts, unified Erhai area, established Nanzhao State, and was named King of Yunnan by the Tang Dynasty.

During Nanzhao period, Guizhou was in the east, Irrawaddy River in the west, Xishuangbanna in the south and Dadu River in the north. The southeast border is now Vietnam, and the southwest border is now Myanmar; The northwest is bordered by Tibet, and the northeast is opposite to Rongzhou.

In 902 AD, Zheng Maisi, the powerful minister of Nanzhao, acceded to the throne and became the chief minister. In 928, Zhao Shanzheng destroyed the big factory and the country and established the big court star. The following year, Yang Ganzhen abolished Zhao Shanzheng as emperor and changed his name to Dayining.

In 937 AD, Duan Siping, the Chinese ambassador to Tonghai, contacted 37 ministries, destroyed the righteous country and established the Dali regime, which basically inherited the border since Nanzhao.

The King of Dali paid tribute to the Song Dynasty, and its leaders were successively named King of Eight Counties in Yunnan and King of Dali by the Song Dynasty. In a.d. 1253, Kublai Khan made an expedition to Yunnan and destroyed Dali.

In the Yuan Dynasty, a book province was established in Yunnan, and Yunnan officially became the provincial administrative division name of China.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang sent generals Fu Youde and Mu Ying to capture Yunnan and destroy Liang Wang of the Yuan Dynasty. After that, Mu Ying was responsible for guarding Yunnan, and the Ming Dynasty set up departments in Yunnan to undertake propaganda and deployment, take people to court, and command envoys.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Yong, the Emperor of Nanming, fled to Yunnan, and Kunming was called the capital of Yunnan, where he continued to fight against the Qing army.

In the Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui killed the Nanming Emperor Li Yong in Kunming and was promoted to Prince Pingxi. Soon, the San Francisco Rebellion broke out, Wu Sangui proclaimed himself emperor in Hengzhou, and the San Francisco Rebellion finally failed.

During the Qing dynasty, a large number of immigrants came to Yunnan, and some border areas still maintained the toast system.

19 1 1 year, Cai E and Tang, generals of the Yunnan army, launched an uprising in Kunming, overthrowing the rule of the Qing Dynasty in Yunnan.

During the Republic of China, Tang was in charge of Yunnan on 14, and later Long Yun was in charge of Yunnan on 18.

1February 9, 949, Lu Han led an uprising in Kunming,1February 24, 950, Yunnan was liberated.

By the beginning of 2020, Yunnan Province had 8 prefecture-level cities, 8 autonomous prefectures, 17 municipal districts, 17 county-level cities, 66 counties and 29 ethnic autonomous counties.

They are Kunming, Qujing, Yuxi, Zhaotong, Baoshan, Lijiang, Pu 'er, Lincang, Dehong Autonomous Prefecture, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Wei Chu, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture and Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture.