What was the history of Yunnan before the Tang Dynasty?

Yunnan is one of the important birthplaces of mankind, and has experienced a long history of integration, evolution and development with the development of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. Since the establishment of the Kingdom of Yunnan in the Warring States Period, the administrative system and divisions have undergone numerous evolutions, gradually forming today's Yunnan.

Yuanmou:

About 6.5438+0.7 million years ago, primitive people lived in China. Yuanmou man in Yunnan is the earliest ape-man ever discovered in the history of China. By the Neolithic age, people living near Dianchi Lake and Erhai Lake had been able to engage in primitive agricultural production with simple production tools such as stone axes. In some places, people will also build simple wooden houses and gradually form larger villages.

Zhuang falls into Yunnan:

In the third century BC, Zhuang Jing descended from the middle county of Guizhou to the southwest, and "follow its monarch, and Yunnan learns from its customs" and established the Yunnan State. Zhuang Qiu and others brought advanced culture and production technology into Yunnan, which promoted the development of Yunnan and marked the beginning of political contact between Yunnan and the mainland.

Qin Kai Wuchi Road:

In 22 1 year BC, Qin Shihuang unified China, established a county in Yunnan, and opened the "Wuchi Road" from Yibin, Sichuan to Qujing, Yunnan. Because this road is only five feet wide, it is called "five-foot road". The opening of Wuchi Road connected Xianyang, the capital, with eastern Yunnan via Sichuan, and appointed officials to govern Yunnan, making it a part of the Qin Empire.

Hanwu opened Yunnan:

In the second year of Yuanfeng in the Western Han Dynasty (BC 109), Emperor Wudi sent a general Guo Chang to lead the Bashu army into Yunnan, and set up Yizhou County, which was subordinate to 24 counties. The county government is located in Dianchi County (now Jinning County), and Yunnan is one of them. The county seat is located in Xiangyun County today, which is called "Yunnan Post". The Han Dynasty adjusted the counties, changed the situation that tribes coexisted and did not belong to the same family, and brought in some feudal relations of production. During this period, the use of bronze tools and the appearance of Niu Geng further improved the level of agricultural cultivation. Superb smelting technology has created splendid bronze culture, and the excavation of various bronzes shows the superb skills of folk artists. A large number of cattle, horses, sheep and goats, plus livestock, pigs and dogs, mark the development of animal husbandry in Yunnan. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also sent Tang Meng to expand "Wuchi Road" and renamed it "Southwest Yi Road". The Han Dynasty also organized manpower to excavate the Bonan Ancient Road, and frequent business contacts promoted international trade and cultural exchanges between the southwest of China and Southeast Asian countries, especially Myanmar and India. This is the famous Hanwu opening Yunnan in history. Zhuge Liang governs the south: During the Three Kingdoms period, parts of Yunnan, Qianxi and Southwest Sichuan were collectively called "South China". In 225 AD, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han Dynasty, personally levied in Yunnan and led three armies. He adopted the policy of "not using force, but taking the heart". Entering Erhai Lake (Dali area) in western Yunnan, he quickly put down the rebellion launched by the slave owners and nobles in Yunnan, surrendered the local surname Meng Huo, and made Meng Huo "seven capture and seven vertical", so that Yu Huo surrendered completely and vowed not to rebel. Therefore, Zhuge Liang quickly pacified South China, and Yunnan became a part of Shu Han.

Cuan nationality according to Yunnan:

In 3 17 AD, Si Marui proclaimed himself emperor and established the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Cuan, who moved from the mainland to Yunnan, became more and more powerful. Xian ruled Dianchi Lake independently, and cuan clan ruled Dianchi Lake for more than 400 years, calling it Kunchuan (or Kun30), and maintained economic and cultural ties with Sui and Tang Dynasties.