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The Huguang Branch Secretariat comprised thirty routes, thirteen prefectures, three fu-level prefectures, fifteen pacification commissions, and three military commands, with three fu, seventeen prefectures, and one hundred fifty counties under its jurisdiction, plus one native-official chieftaincy over frontier peoples. The province maintained one hundred land relay stations and seventy-three water relay stations.
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Surveillance Commission for Integrity Inspection, Jiangnan-Hubei Circuit
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Wuchang Route (upper grade). In early Tang it was E Prefecture, later renamed Jiangxia Commandery, then raised to the Wuchang army command. Under the Song it formed the northern circuit of Jinghu. In the final years of Möngke's reign, the future Kublai campaigned south. From Yangluo Ford near Huangzhou he laid pontoon bridges and ran iron chains across to Bailu Rock off Ezhou; the main force crossed in full, pressed to the walls, and besieged the city for months before withdrawing. On his return he soon took the throne. In Zhiyuan 11 Chancellor Bayan crossed south from Yangluo Ford; Zhang Yanran, who held interim charge of the prefecture, surrendered the city, and thereafter every prefecture and district in Hubei fell. That year the Jinghu Branch Secretariat was established, absorbing the circuit pacification commission. In the thirteenth year a record-keeping office was established. In the fourteenth year the Hubei Pacification Commission was set up; the pacification office became the general superintendency of Ezhou Route, and the Ezhou branch secretariat was merged into that of Tanzhou. In the eighteenth year the Tanzhou branch secretariat was relocated to Ezhou and the pacification commission to Tanzhou. In the nineteenth year, by the usual rule where a branch secretariat sat, the pacification commission was abolished and the route came directly under the secretariat. In Dade 5, because Ezhou had been the first to submit and was where Kublai had campaigned in person, it was renamed Wuchang Route. It had 114,632 households and 617,118 persons. These figures come from the Zhiyuan 27 household register survey. It administered one office and seven counties.
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Record-keeping office.
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Jiangxia (middle grade). Seat-attached county. Xianning (lower grade). Jiayu (lower grade). Puqi (middle grade). Chongyang (middle grade). Tongcheng (middle grade). Wuchang. Lower grade. The Song raised it to Shouchang Army command because it was a strategic gateway into Jiangxi. The Yuan kept the arrangement. In Zhiyuan 14 it was raised to a detached fu, with its seat in this county. Later the fu was abolished and the county was placed under this route. It had 15,805 households and 64,598 persons.
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Yuezhou Route (upper grade). Under Tang it was Ba Prefecture, later renamed Yue Prefecture. Under the Song it was the Yueyang army command. It submitted to the Yuan in Zhiyuan 12. In the thirteenth year the general superintendency of Yuezhou Route was established. It had 137,508 households and 787,743 persons. It administered one office, three counties, and one prefecture.
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Record-keeping office.
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Baling (upper grade). Seat-attached county. Linxiang (middle grade). Huarong. Middle grade.
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Pingjiang Prefecture (lower grade). In Tang it was Pingjiang County, and Song retained it. In the first year of Yuanzhen under Yuan, it was raised to prefectural status.
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Changde Route (upper grade). Under Tang it was Lang Prefecture. Under the Song it was Changde Superior Prefecture. In Zhiyuan 12 the Yuan established a pacification commission at Changde Superior Prefecture. In the fourteenth year it became a general superintendency. It had 206,425 households and 1,026,042 persons. It administered one office, one county, and two prefectures. The prefecture administered one county.
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Record-keeping office.
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Wuling. Upper grade.
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It had two prefectures: Taoyuan Prefecture, middle grade. The Song had established it as a county, and in Yuanzhen 1 of the Yuan it was raised to a prefecture. Longyang Prefecture, lower grade, had been Chenyang County under the Song; in Yuanzhen 1 of the Yuan it was raised to a prefecture. It administered one county: Yuanjiang. Lower grade. It had originally belonged to Lang Prefecture. Later it was placed under this jurisdiction.
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Lizhou Route (upper grade). Under Tang it was renamed Liyang Commandery, then restored as Li Prefecture. In Zhiyuan 12 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the fourteenth year it became the general superintendency of Lizhou Route. It had 109,989 households and 1,111,543 persons. It administered one office, three counties, and two prefectures.
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Record-keeping office.
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Liyang (upper grade). Seat-attached county. Shimen (upper grade). Anxiang. Lower grade.
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Cili Prefecture (middle grade). Under Tang and Song it was a county; in the first year of Yuanzhen under Yuan, it was raised to prefectural status.
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Shixi Prefecture. Lower grade.
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Chenzhou Route (lower grade). Under Tang it was renamed Luxi Commandery, then restored as Chen Prefecture. The Song kept the arrangement. The Yuan reorganized it as Chenzhou Route. It had 83,223 households and 115,945 persons. It administered four counties:
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Yuanling (middle grade). Chenxi (lower grade). Luxi. Lower grade. Xupu. Lower grade.
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Yuanzhou Route (lower grade). Under Tang it was Wu Prefecture, later Yuan Prefecture, then Tanyang Commandery, then Xu Prefecture. Under the Song it was Zhenyuan Prefecture. In Zhiyuan 12 the Yuan established a pacification commission at Yuanzhou. In the fourteenth year it became the general superintendency of Yuanzhou Route. It had 48,632 households and 79,545 persons. It administered three counties:
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Luyang (lower grade). Qianyang (lower grade). Mayang. Lower grade.
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Xingguo Route (lower grade). It originated as Yongxing County under the Sui. The Song set up Yongxing Army, later renamed Xingguo Army. In Zhiyuan 14 the Yuan raised Xingguo to a route general superintendency; it had formerly been under Jiangxi. In the thirtieth year it was transferred from Jiangxi to Huguang. The route had 50,952 households and 407,616 persons. It administered one office and three counties.
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Record-keeping office. It was established in Zhiyuan 17.
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Yongxing, lower grade. Seat-attached county. Daye, lower grade. Tongshan. Lower grade.
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Hanyang Superior Prefecture: in early Tang it was Mian Prefecture, later renamed Mianyang Commandery. Under the Song it was the Hanyang army command. In Xianchun 10 the prefect Meng Qi surrendered the city. In Zhiyuan 14 the Yuan raised it to Hanyang Superior Prefecture. The prefecture had 14,486 households and 40,866 persons. It administered two counties:
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Hanyang: in Zhiyuan 22 it was raised to middle-grade county status. Hanchuan. Lower grade.
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Guizhou, lower grade. In early Tang it was Gui Prefecture, later Badong Commandery, then restored as Gui Prefecture. In Song Duanping 3, as Yuan forces reached the north bank of the Yangzi, the seat was moved south to Qutuo on the Jiangnan shore, then to Xintan, then to Baisha Nanpu—the present seat dates from that relocation. It submitted at the opening of the Deyou era. In Zhiyuan 12 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the fourteenth year it became the general superintendency of Guizhou Route. In the sixteenth year it was reduced to prefecture status. The prefecture had 7,492 households and 10,964 persons. It administered three counties:
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Zigui, lower grade. Seat-attached county. Badong, lower grade. Xingshan.
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Jingzhou Route, lower grade. Under Tang it lay within the territories of Yi, Bo, and Xu prefectures. Under the Song it was Cheng Prefecture, later renamed Jing Prefecture. In Zhiyuan 12 the Yuan set up a pacification commission; the following year it became the general superintendency of Jingzhou Route. The route had 26,594 households and 65,955 persons. It administered three counties:
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Yongping, lower grade. Huitong, lower grade. Tongdao. Lower grade.
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Hunan Circuit Pacification Commission
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Surveillance Commission for Integrity Inspection, Lingbei-Hunan Circuit
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Tianlin Route, upper grade. Under Tang it was Tan Prefecture, Changsha Commandery. Under the Song it was the Hunan pacification commission. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the fourteenth year a branch secretariat was established and Tanzhou was made a route general superintendency. In the eighteenth year the branch secretariat moved to Ezhou and the Hunan pacification commission took its seat at Tanzhou. In Tianli 2, because the future emperor had favored the place while heir apparent, it was renamed Tianlin Route. The route had 603,501 households and 1,081,010 persons. It administered one office, five counties, and seven prefectures.
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Record-keeping office. Under the Song a military and horse office was headed by a commander-in-chief. The Yuan replaced it in Zhiyuan 14.
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Changsha, upper grade. Seat-attached county. Shanhua, seat-attached county. Hengshan, upper grade. It contains Mount Heng of the Southern Sacred Peak. Ningxiang, upper grade. Anhua. Lower grade.
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Liling Prefecture (middle grade). Under Tang and Song it was a county. In the first year of Yuanzhen under Yuan, it was raised to prefectural status. Liuyang Prefecture (middle grade). Under Tang and Song it was a county. In the first year of Yuanzhen under Yuan, it was raised to prefectural status. You Prefecture (middle grade). Under Tang it was a county under Nanyun Prefecture. Under Song it belonged to Tan Prefecture. In the Yuanzhen era under Yuan, it was raised to prefectural status. Xiangxiang Prefecture (lower grade). Under Tang and Song it was a county. In the first year of Yuanzhen under Yuan, it was raised to prefectural status. Xiangtan Prefecture (middle grade). Under Tang and Song it was a county. In the first year of Yuanzhen under Yuan, it was raised to prefectural status. Yiyang Prefecture (middle grade). Under Tang it was Xinkang County. Under Song it was Anhua County. In the first year of Yuanzhen under Yuan, it was raised to become Yiyang Prefecture. Xiangyin Prefecture (lower grade). Under Tang and Song it was a county. In the first year of Yuanzhen under Yuan, it was raised to prefectural status.
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Hengzhou Route, upper grade. In early Tang it was Heng Prefecture, later Hengyang Commandery, then restored as Heng Prefecture. The Song kept the arrangement. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the fourteenth year it became the general superintendency of Hengzhou Route. In the fifteenth year the Hunan pacification commission was set up with its seat at Hengzhou. In the eighteenth year the commission moved to Tanzhou and Hengzhou was placed under it. The route had 113,373 households and 207,523 persons. It administered one office and three counties. The route maintained 120 qing of garrison farmland.
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Record-keeping office. The Song set up a military and horse office and divided city households into five wards. The Yuan replaced it in Zhiyuan 13.
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Hengyang, upper grade. Seat-attached county. Anren, lower grade. Ling County. Lower grade.
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Daozhou Route, lower grade. Under Tang it was South Ying Prefecture, later Dao Prefecture, then Jianghua Commandery. Under the Song it remained Dao Prefecture. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the fourteenth year it became the general superintendency of Daozhou Route. The route had 78,018 households and 100,989 persons. It administered one office and four counties.
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Record-keeping office.
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Yingdao, middle grade. Seat-attached county. Ningyuan, middle grade. Jianghua, middle grade. Yongming. Lower grade.
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Yongzhou Route, lower grade. Under Tang Lingling Commandery became Yong Prefecture; the Song kept the name. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the fourteenth year it became the general superintendency of Yongzhou Route. The route had 55,666 households and 105,864 persons. It administered one office and three counties. The route maintained 103 qing of garrison farmland.
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Record-keeping office.
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Lingling, upper grade. Seat-attached county. Dong'an, upper grade. Qiyang. Middle grade.
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Chenzhou Route, lower grade. Under Tang Guiyang Commandery became Chen Prefecture; the Song kept the name. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the fourteenth year it became the general superintendency of Chenzhou Route. The route had 61,259 households and 95,119 persons. It administered one office and six counties.
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Record-keeping office. A military and horse office formerly existed; the Yuan replaced it in Zhiyuan 14.
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Chenyang, middle grade. Seat-attached county. Formerly Dunhua County; it was renamed in Zhiyuan 13. Yizhang, middle grade. Yongxing, middle grade. Xingning, lower grade. Guiyang, lower grade. Guidong. Lower grade.
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Quanzhou Route, lower grade. The Later Jin established Quan Prefecture at Qingxiang County; the Song kept it. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the fourteenth year it became the general superintendency of Quanzhou Route. The route had 41,645 households and 240,519 persons. It administered one office and two counties.
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Record-keeping office. A military and horse office formerly existed; the Yuan replaced it in Zhiyuan 15.
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Qingxiang, upper grade. Seat-attached county. Guanyang. Lower grade.
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Baoqing Route, lower grade. Under Tang it was Shao Prefecture, later Shaoyang Commandery. Under the Song it remained Shao Prefecture, then was raised to Baoqing Superior Prefecture. In Zhiyuan 12 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the fourteenth year it became the general superintendency of Baoqing Route. The route had 72,309 households and 126,105 persons. It administered one office and two counties.
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Record-keeping office.
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Shaoyang, upper grade. Seat-attached county. Xinhua. Middle grade.
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Wugang Route, lower grade. Under Tang it was Wugang County. The Song raised it to an army command. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the fourteenth year it became the general superintendency of Wugang Route. The route had 77,207 households and 356,863 persons. It administered one office and three counties. The route maintained 86 qing of garrison farmland.
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Record-keeping office. A military and horse office formerly oversaw four wards; the Yuan replaced it in Zhiyuan 15.
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Wugang, upper grade. Seat-attached county. Xinning, lower grade. Suining. Lower grade.
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Guiyang Route, lower grade. Under Tang it was Chen Prefecture. The Song raised it to Guiyang Army. In Zhiyuan 12 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the fourteenth year it became the general superintendency of Guiyang Route. The route had 65,057 households and 102,204 persons. It administered one office and three counties.
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Record-keeping office.
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Pingyang, upper grade. Linwu, middle grade. Lanshan. Lower grade.
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Chaling Prefecture, lower grade. Under Tang it was a county under Nanyun Prefecture. Under the Song it was under Heng Prefecture, raised to an army command, then reduced again to a county. In Zhiyuan 19 the Yuan raised it to prefecture status. The prefecture had 36,642 households and 177,202 persons.
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Leiyang Prefecture, lower grade. Under Tang and Song it was a county under Xiangdong Commandery. In Zhiyuan 19 the Yuan raised it to prefecture status. The prefecture had 25,311 households and 110,010 persons.
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Changning Prefecture, lower grade. Under Tang it was a county under Heng Prefecture. The Song kept the arrangement. In Zhiyuan 19 the Yuan raised it to prefecture status. The prefecture had 18,431 households and 69,402 persons.
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Guangxi Two-River Circuit Pacification Commission and Marshal's Headquarters. In Dade 2 the commission reported: "Huang Shengxu had lately rebelled and fled into Annam, leaving 545 qing of paddy fields abandoned. They asked to recruit Yao and Zhuang men from the stream grottoes to open garrison farms at Shanglang, Zhongzhou, and elsewhere, and to strike bandits when needed—a clear benefit." The request was approved.
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Surveillance Commission for Integrity Inspection, Lingnan-Guangxi Circuit
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Jingjiang Route (upper grade). In early Tang it was Gui Prefecture; it was later renamed Shi’an Commandery and then Jianling Commandery, had Gui Administration established there, and was later raised to the Jingjiang army command. Under Song it remained Jingjiang Army. In the thirteenth year of Zhiyuan under Yuan, the Guangxi Circuit Pacification Commission was established. In the fourteenth year, it was changed into a Pacification Commissioner’s Office. In the fifteenth year, it became the Jingjiang Route General Administration. In the first year of Yuanzhen, the Left and Right Liangjiang Pacification Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief Offices were merged into the Guangxi Liangjiang Circuit Pacification Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief Office, while a branch office remained at Yong Prefecture. It had 210,852 households and 1,352,678 persons. It administered one office and ten counties.
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Record-keeping office.
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Lingui, upper grade. Seat-attached county. Xing'an, lower grade. Lingchuan, lower grade. Liding, lower grade. Yining, lower grade. Xiuren, lower grade. Lipu, lower grade. Yangshuo, lower grade. Yongfu, lower grade. Guxian. Lower grade.
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Nanning Route (lower grade). In early Tang it was Nanjin Prefecture; it was later renamed Yong Prefecture and then became Yongning Commandery. In the thirteenth year of Zhiyuan under Yuan, a Pacification Commission was established. In the sixteenth year, it was changed to the Yongzhou Route General Administration, concurrently supervising pacification of the stream-cave districts of the Left and Right Liangjiang. In the first year of Taiding, it was renamed Nanning Route. It had 10,542 households and 24,520 persons. It administered one office and two counties.
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Record-keeping office.
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Xuanhua, lower grade. Wuyuan. Lower grade.
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Wuzhou Route, lower grade. Under Tang it was renamed Cangwu Commandery, then restored as Wuzhou. The Song kept the arrangement. In Zhiyuan 14 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the sixteenth year it became the general superintendency of Wuzhou Route. It had 5,200 households and 10,910 persons. It administered one county:
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Cangwu. Lower grade.
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Xunzhou Route, lower grade. Under Tang it was renamed Xunjiang Commandery, then restored as Xun Prefecture. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the sixteenth year it became a general superintendency. It had 9,248 households and 30,089 persons. It administered two counties:
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Guiping, lower grade. Pingnan. Lower grade.
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Liuzhou Route, lower grade. Under Tang it was renamed Longcheng Commandery, then Li Prefecture. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the sixteenth year it became the general superintendency of Liuzhou Route. It had 19,143 households and 30,694 persons. It administered three counties:
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Liucheng, lower grade. Seat-attached county. Maping, lower grade. Luorong. Lower grade.
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The Military and Civilian Pacification Commission for Qingyuan, Nandan, the stream-cave districts, and other places: under Tang this was Longshui Commandery, later changed to Yue Prefecture. Under Song it was Qingyuan Prefecture. In the thirteenth year of Zhiyuan under Yuan, a Pacification Commission was established. In the sixteenth year, it was changed to the Qingyuan Route General Administration. In the first year of Dade, officials of the Central Secretariat said, “The Nandan Prefecture Pacification Commission and Qingyuan Route are close to each other, and the households under them are few. We request that they be merged.” Accordingly, the Military and Civilian Pacification Commission for Qingyuan, Nandan, the stream-cave districts, and other places was established. It had 26,537 households and 50,253 persons. It administered five counties:
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Yishan, lower grade. Xincheng, lower grade. Tianhe, lower grade. Si'en, lower grade. Hechi. Lower grade.
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Pingle Superior Prefecture: under Tang, Pingle county became Le Prefecture, then Zhao Prefecture, then Pingle Commandery, and finally Zhao Prefecture again. The Song kept the arrangement. The Yuan reorganized it as Pingle Superior Prefecture. It had 7,067 households and 33,820 persons. It administered four counties:
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Pingle, lower grade. Seat-attached county. Gongcheng, lower grade. Lishan, lower grade. Longping. Lower grade.
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Yulin Prefecture, lower grade. Under Tang it was Nanyin Prefecture, then Gui Prefecture, then Yulin Prefecture. The Song kept the arrangement. In Zhiyuan 14 the Yuan let it continue as a prefecture. It had 9,053 households and 51,528 persons. It administered three counties:
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Nanliu, lower grade. Xingye, lower grade. Bobai. Lower grade.
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Rong Prefecture, lower grade. Under Tang, Tong Prefecture became Rong Prefecture, then Puning Commandery, with an intra-circuit frontier commissioner installed. Under the Song it was Ningyuan Army. In Zhiyuan 13 it became a pacification commission. In the sixteenth year it became the general superintendency of Rongzhou Route. It had 2,999 households and 7,854 persons. It administered three counties:
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Puning, lower grade. Beiliu, lower grade. Luchuan. Lower grade.
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Xiang Prefecture, lower grade. Under Tang it was renamed Xiang Commandery, then Xiang Prefecture. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the fifteenth year it became the general superintendency of Xiangzhou Route. It had 19,558 households and 92,126 persons. It administered three counties:
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Yangshou, lower grade. Laibin, lower grade. Wuxian. Lower grade.
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Bin Prefecture, lower grade. Under Tang, Lingfang county's territory became Nanfang Prefecture, then Bin Prefecture, Ancheng Commandery, Lingfang Commandery, and finally Bin Prefecture again. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the sixteenth year it became a lower-grade route general superintendency. It had 6,148 households and 38,879 persons. It administered three counties:
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Lingfang, lower grade. Seat-attached county. Shanglin, lower grade. Qianjiang. Lower grade.
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Heng Prefecture, lower grade. In early Tang it was Jian Prefecture, later Nanjian Prefecture, then Heng Prefecture, and finally Ningpu Commandery. In Zhiyuan 14 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the sixteenth year it became a general superintendency. The prefecture had 4,098 households and 31,476 persons. It administered two counties:
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Ningpu, lower grade. Seat-attached county. Yongchun. Lower grade.
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Rong Prefecture, lower grade. In early Tang it was Rong Prefecture, later Rongshui Commandery, and then Rong Prefecture again. Under the Song it was the Qingyuan army command. In Zhiyuan 14 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the sixteenth year it became the general superintendency of Rongzhou Route. In the twenty-second year it was reduced to a detached prefecture. The prefecture had 21,393 households and 39,334 persons. It administered two counties:
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Rongshui, lower grade. Huaiyuan. Lower grade.
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Teng Prefecture, lower grade. Under Tang it became Ganyi Commandery, then Teng Prefecture again. Under the Song the prefectural seat was moved to the west bank of the great river. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan maintained prefecture administration. The prefecture had 4,295 households and 11,218 persons. It administered two counties:
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Tanjin, lower grade. Cenxi. Lower grade.
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He Prefecture, lower grade. Under Tang it became Linhe Commandery, then He Prefecture again. The Song kept the arrangement. In Zhiyuan 13 the Yuan maintained prefecture administration. The prefecture had 8,676 households and 39,235 persons. It administered four counties:
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Linhe, lower grade. Seat-attached county. Fuchuan, lower grade. Guiling, lower grade. Huaiji, lower grade. Under the Song it belonged to Guang Prefecture; in Zhiyuan 15 it was placed under this prefecture.
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Gui Prefecture, lower grade. Under Tang it became Huaize Commandery, then Gui Prefecture again. In Zhiyuan 14 the Yuan placed Yulin county under its jurisdiction. In Dade 9 the county was abolished and only prefecture administration remained. The prefecture had 8,891 households and 20,811 persons. Gui Prefecture bordered the Eight Fan regions, lay more than two hundred li from Bozhou, and was a strategic choke point linking Huguang, Sichuan, and Yunnan. In Dade 6 Liu Shen, the Yunnan Branch Secretariat's right chancellor, marched against the Eight Hundred Wives kingdom. At Gui Prefecture he imposed corvée labor, prompting Song Longji and others to rally the tribal peoples in revolt. The Shuidong, Shuixi, and Luogui tribes all rebelled, and Liu Shen was put to death.
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Left River. The Left River rises within Yuan Prefecture, joins the Right River at Hejiang Town, and flows into Heng Prefecture as the Yu River.
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Siming Route had 4,229 households and 18,510 persons.
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Taiping Route had 5,319 households and 22,186 persons.
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Right River. The Right River rises in Euli Prefecture and connects with Dali's Dapan River. Dapan lies in Dali's Weichu Prefecture.
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The Tianzhou Route Military-Civilian General Superintendency had 2,991 households and 16,901 persons.
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Laian Route Military-Civilian General Superintendency.
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Zhen'an Route. Records for the above are lacking.
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Haibei-Hainan Circuit Pacification Commission
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Surveillance Commission for Integrity Inspection, Haibei-Hainan Circuit, established in Zhiyuan 30.
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Leizhou Route, lower grade. In early Tang it was Nanhe Prefecture, later Donghe Prefecture, then Haikang Commandery, and finally Lei Prefecture. In Zhiyuan 15 Grand Chancellor Ali Haiya campaigned south against the four overseas prefectures; Leizhou submitted and a pacification commission was first established. In the seventeenth year this prefecture became the seat of the Haibei-Hainan Circuit Pacification Commission; the pacification commission became a general superintendency under the pacification commission. The route had 89,535 households and 125,310 persons. The route maintained slightly more than 165 qing of garrison fields. It administered three counties:
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Haikang, middle grade. Xuwen, lower grade. Suixi. Lower grade.
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Huazhou Route, lower grade. Under Tang Luo Prefecture and Bian Prefecture were established. Under the Song Luo Prefecture was abolished and absorbed into Bian Prefecture. Bian Prefecture was renamed Huazhou. In Zhiyuan 15 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the seventeenth year it became a general superintendency. The route had 19,749 households and 52,317 persons. The route maintained slightly more than 55 qing of garrison fields. It administered three counties:
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Shilong, lower grade. Wuchuan, lower grade. Shicheng. Lower grade.
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Gaozhou Route, lower grade. Under Tang it was Gaoliang Commandery, then Gaozhou. Under the Song Gaozhou was abolished and merged into Dou Prefecture, then restored. In Zhiyuan 15 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the seventeenth year it became a general superintendency. The route had 14,675 households and 43,493 persons. The route maintained 45 qing of garrison fields. It administered three counties:
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Dianbai, lower grade. Maoming, lower grade. Xinyi. Lower grade.
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Qinzhou Route, lower grade. Under Tang it was Ningyue Commandery, then Qin Prefecture. The Song kept the arrangement. In Zhiyuan 15 the Yuan established a pacification commission. In the seventeenth year it became a general superintendency. It had 13,559 households and 61,393 persons. It administered two counties:
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Anyuan (lower grade). Lingshan. Lower grade.
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Lianzhou Route (lower grade). Under Tang it was Hepu Commandery, later renamed Lian Prefecture. In Zhiyuan 17 the Yuan established a general superintendency. It had 5,998 households and 11,686 persons. The route maintained slightly more than four qing of garrison fields. It administered two counties:
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Hepu (lower grade). Seat-attached county. Shikang. Lower grade.
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Ganning Military-Civilian Pacification Commission. Under Tang, Qiongshan in Yazhou was made Qiong Prefecture and later Qiongshan Commandery. Under the Song it was the Qiong Circuit pacification general superintendency. In Zhiyuan 15 the Yuan placed it under the Haibei-Hainan Circuit Pacification Commission. In Tianli 2, because the future emperor had favored the place while heir apparent, it was renamed the Ganning Military-Civilian Pacification Commission. It had 75,837 households and 128,184 persons. The route maintained slightly more than 290 qing of garrison fields. It administered seven counties:
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Qiongshan (lower grade). Seat-attached county. Chengmai (lower grade). Lingao (lower grade). Wenchang (lower grade). Lehui (lower grade). Huitong, lower grade. Ding'an. Lower grade.
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Nanning Army. Under Tang it was Dan Prefecture, later renamed Changhua Commandery. The Song first made it Changhua Army, then renamed it Nanning Army. In Zhiyuan 15 the Yuan placed it under the Haibei-Hainan Circuit Pacification Commission. It had 9,627 households and 23,652 persons. It administered three counties:
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Yilun (lower grade). Changhua (lower grade). Gan'en. Lower grade.
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Wan'an Army. Under Tang it was Wan'an Prefecture. The Song converted it again to an army command. In Zhiyuan 15 the Yuan placed it under the Haibei-Hainan Circuit Pacification Commission. It had 5,341 households and 8,686 persons. It administered two counties:
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Wan'an (lower grade). Seat-attached county. Lingshui. Lower grade.
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Jiyang Army. Under Tang it was Zhen Prefecture. The Song renamed it Yazhou, then Zhuyai Commandery, and finally Jiyang Army. After the Yuan received its submission, it was placed under the Haibei-Hainan Circuit Pacification Commission. It had 1,439 households and 5,735 persons. It administered one county:
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Ningyuan. Lower grade.
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Eight Tribes Shunyuan barbarian officials. In Zhiyuan 16 the Tanzhou Branch Secretariat sent Liu Jichang of the Huai East-Huai West Pacification Commission to win over the southwestern tribes. Long Fangling became pacification commissioner of the Little Dragon Tribe Jingman Army; Long Wenqiu, of the Crouching Dragon Tribe Nanning Prefecture; Long Yanda, of the Big Dragon Tribe Yingtian Prefecture; Cheng Yansui, of the Cheng Tribe Wusheng Army; Hong Yanchang, of the Hong Tribe Yongsheng Army; Wei Changsheng, of the Fang Tribe Hezhong Prefecture; Shi Yanyi, of the Shi Tribe Taiping Army; Lu Yanling, of the Lu Tribe Jinghai Army; and Luo Azi, of the Luodian State Eman Army. Each received the rank of General of Appeasement of the Distant and a tiger tally, and three thousand troops were posted as a garrison. That year Pacification Commissioner Tahai submitted a full report on the submitted Southwest Eight Tribes, Luo peoples, and other states: 1,626 stockaded settlements and 101,168 households. The Southwest Five Tribes had 1,186 stockades and 89,400 households. The Southwest Tribe had 315 stockades; the Big Dragon Tribe had 360. In the twenty-eighth year, at Yang Sheng's request, the Eight Tribes cave barbarians were transferred from the Sichuan Branch Secretariat to the Huguang Branch Secretariat. In the thirtieth year a Sichuan Branch Secretariat official reported: "Si and Bozhou originally belonged to Sichuan; they were recently reassigned to Huguang; the local people now wish to revert to the old arrangement." The throne ordered an inquiry. The reply reported that the Tian and Yang clans said their recent journey to court via Huguang had been very convenient; the populations are adjacent, relay stations are already in place, and they wish to remain under Vice Regent Dalqhan.
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Luo Tribe Eman Army Pacification Commission.
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Cheng Tribe Wusheng Army Pacification Commission.
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Jinshi Tribe Taiping Army Pacification Commission.
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Crouching Dragon Tribe Nanning Prefecture Pacification Commission.
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Little Dragon Tribe Jingman Army Pacification Commission.
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Big Dragon Tribe Yingtian Prefecture Pacification Commission.
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Mugua Gelao barbarian military-civilian chieftain.
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Wei Tribe barbarian chieftain.
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Hong Tribe Yongsheng Army Pacification Commission.
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Fang Tribe Hezhong Prefecture Pacification Commission.
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Lu Tribe Jinghai Army Pacification Commission.
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Lu Tribe barbarian military-civilian chieftain.
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Dingyuan Superior Prefecture.
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Sang Prefecture.
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Zhanglong Prefecture.
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Bihua Prefecture.
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Xiaoluo Prefecture.
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Xiasi Tong Prefecture.
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Chaozong County. Shangqiao County. Xin'an County. Maxia County. Wengpeng County. Xiaoluo County. Zhanglong County. Wushan County. Huashan County. Duyun County. Luobo County.
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Native-official chieftaincy.
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Little Cheng Tribe. Below these, each place had its own barbarian military-civilian chieftain.
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Zhongcao, Baina, and other places.
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Diwo Zijiang and other places.
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Wengyan Naba and other places.
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Duta and other places.
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Kedang Kedi and other places.
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Tiantai and other places.
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Tixia.
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Dangwu and other places.
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Yongdu Zhusha Guyao and other places.
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Daxiaohua and other places.
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Luojia Luotun and other places.
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Didang Dijie and other places.
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Dushi Stockade.
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Baiyanzuo and other places.
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Luolai Prefecture.
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Nali Prefecture.
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Chong Prefecture.
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Ameng Prefecture.
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Shanglong Prefecture.
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Xiajiang Prefecture.
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Luolai Prefecture.
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Sang Prefecture.
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Bai Prefecture.
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Beidao Prefecture.
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Luona Prefecture.
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Longli and other stockades.
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Liuzhai and other places.
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Tie Gelao and other places.
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Bendang Sanzhai and other places.
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Shanzhai and other places.
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Xiantang Daijia and other places.
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Duyun Sanglin Duli and other places.
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Liudong Rouyuan and other places.
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Zhugunong and other places.
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Zhongdu Yunbanshui and other places.
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Jinzhu Prefecture. Ancient Rao County.
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Duyun Military-Civil Prefecture.
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Wanping and other places.
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Nanning.
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Danzhu and other places.
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Chenmeng.
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Lishao Lidian and other places.
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Yang'an and other places.
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Baqian Man.
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Gongjiaoxi and other places.
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Duzhen.
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Pingxi and other places.
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Pingyue.
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Liya and other places.
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Yangbing and other places.
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Lushan and other places.
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Guaixi Military-Civil Prefecture. Established in Huangqing 1, with the native official Ama put in charge of prefectural affairs and granted a gold tally.
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Shunyuan Route Military-Civil Pacification Commission. In Zhiyuan 20 the Sichuan Branch Secretariat pacified the Nine Streams and Eighteen Caves. After their chieftains were brought to court, districts fit for offices and men fit for appointment were sorted out: larger ones became prefectures, smaller ones counties, and a general superintendency was set up under the Shunyuan Route Pacification Commission.
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Yongzhen Guaixi Geman and other places.
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Geman Yongzhen and other places.
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Zengzhu and other places. In Dade 7, Azhong — formerly native-official chieftain of Zengzhu and then Shunyuan associate pacification commissioner — learned that his uncle Song Longji had stirred the tribes to revolt. He left his household for the capital to report it, pushed deep into Wusa and Wumeng as far as Shuidong, won over the Mulou Miao and Gelao, captured Longji alive, and presented him.
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Longping Stockade.
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Gulong and other places.
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Dizhai and other places.
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Chashan Bainai and other places.
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Naba Zijiang and other places.
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Mopo Leibo and other places.
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Caoni and other places.
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Qingshan Yuandi and other places.
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Mowo Puchong Pude and other places.
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Wudang and other places.
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Yanglongkeng Suzheng and other places.
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Gulong Longli Qingjiang Shuilou Yongyan and other places.
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Gaoqiao Qingtang Yashui and other places.
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Luobang Zhazuo and other places.
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Pingchi Ande and other places.
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Liuguang and other places.
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Guizhou and other places.
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Shixi Yangtou.
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Duoni and other places.
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Shuidong.
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Shibei Cave.
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Sizhou Military-Civil Pacification Commission. Wuchuan county.
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Zhenyuan Prefecture.
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Nanmu Cave.
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Guzhou Bawandong.
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Pianqiao Zhongzhai.
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Yejiping.
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Desheng Stockade, Pianqiao Sijia, and other places.
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Siyinjiang and other places.
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Shiqian and other places.
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Xiao'ai Ludong Chixi and other places.
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Beidaidong Daxiaotian and other places.
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Huangdao Stream.
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Shengxi Banchang and other places.
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Jinrong Jinda and other places.
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Taipeng Ruodong Zhuxi and other places.
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Hong'an and other places.
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Gezhang Geshang and other places.
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Pingtou Zhuoke Tongda and other places.
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Rongjiang, Zhizi, Pingcha, and other places.
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Liang stockade.
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Yanhe.
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Longquanping. Sizhou's former seat was Longquan; after that city was burned down, administration was moved to Qingjiang. In Zhiyuan 17 an edict ordered the pacification commission restored to its former seat.
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Youxi.
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Shuitijiang.
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Yangxi, Gong'e, and other places.
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Mayong grotto.
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Enle grotto.
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Dawanshan, Sugeban, and other places.
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Wuzhai, Tongren, and other places.
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Tongren Greater and Lesser River and other places.
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Deming grotto.
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Wuluo, Longqian, and other places.
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Xishan Great Grotto and other places.
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Tuluo.
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Pukou.
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Gaodan.
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Fu Prefecture.
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Yong Prefecture.
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Nai Prefecture.
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Luan Prefecture.
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Cheng Prefecture.
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Sanwang Prefecture.
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Di Prefecture.
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Zhong Prefecture.
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Tian Prefecture.
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Wen Prefecture.
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Hefeng Prefecture.
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Zhishan Prefecture.
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Anxi Prefecture.
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Maocong and other wards.
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Lizhi.
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Anhua upper, middle, and lower Man.
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Caodi and other grottoes.
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Luobu stockade.
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Maizhu Tucun.
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Yadi grotto.
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Huixi, Shirong, and other places.
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Ganhu Prefecture and other places.
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Qichu grotto.
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Lare grotto.
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Laoyan grotto.
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Lüchi grotto.
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Laihua Prefecture.
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Ketuan and other places.
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Zhonggu Prefecture, Ledun grotto.
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Shangliping.
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Hongzhou, Boli, and other grottoes.
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Zhangjia grotto.
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Frontier Stream-and-Grotto Pacification Commission. In Zhiyuan 28 Bozhou's Yang Saiyinbuhua reported: "Frontier stream-and-grotto peoples, alarmed by recent household registration and fearing they may be hunted for concealment, have fled into hiding; I beg that an edict be issued to summon them back." He also asked: "The pacification appointment previously granted me is subordinate to the Shunyuan Pacification Commission, but the territory I administer lies nearer to the Sichuan Branch Secretariat; I beg that it be redesignated a military-civil pacification commission directly under the Sichuan Branch Secretariat." The request was approved. Yang Hanying, commander of ten thousand households governing troops at Bozhou and other places, was made pacification commissioner of the frontier regions including Shaoqing, Zhen, and Nanping, acting Bozhou military-civil pacification commissioner and commander of ten thousand households governing troops at Bozhou and other places; he was still granted a tiger tally. Hanying was Saiyinbuhua. The requested edict was promulgated. It read: "Since submitting from the former Song more than fifteen years ago, verifying household numbers has been the authorities' duty everywhere, not in Bozhou alone. Henceforth all shall settle in their places; the displaced shall be summoned and urged to resume their livelihoods; the authorities shall constantly care for and relieve them, and must not harass and again deeply distress Our people."
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Bozhou Military-Civil Pacification Commission.
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Huangping Prefecture.
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Pingxi, Shangtang, Luoluojia, and other places.
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Shuijun and other places.
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Shifen, Luojia, Yong'an, and other places.
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Liudong Rouyuan and other places.
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Xileping and other places.
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Baini and other places.
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Nanping, Qijiang, and other places.
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Zhenzhou, Sining, and other places.
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Shuiyan and other places.
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Qindong, Fudong, and other grottoes.
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Dongtian Guan and other places.
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Gelang grotto and other places.
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Saibaya, Lijiaoxi, and other places.
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Xiaogu Danzhang.
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Daozha and other places.
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Wujiang and other places.
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Jiuzhou, Caotang, and other places.
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Gongxi Yaodong.
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Shuidun and other places.
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Pingfa, Yueshi, and other places.
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Xiaba.
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Zhaizhang.
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Hengpo.
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Pingdi stockade.
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Zailao stockade.
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Zaiyong stockade.
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Shangtang.
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Zaitan stockade.
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Kunben.
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Pingmo.
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Linzhong Mixiu.
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Yanhe, Youxi, and other places.
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Xintian Geman Pacification Commission. In Dade 1 one relay pass was granted to the Geman Pacification Commission.
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Nanwei Prefecture.
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椿
Luoge, Gu'e, Luochun, and other places.
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Xibuliang, Luobei, Miyue, and other places.
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Qianxi, Wudi, and other places.
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Nongsong, Guping, and other places.
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Wengcheng, Dusang, and other places.
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Duzhen, Manai, and other places.
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Pingpu, Leyue, Chong'ao, and other places.
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Luotongdang and other places.
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Pingzu and other places.
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Dulu.
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Sanpodi, Peng, and other places.
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Xiaogelong, Luobang, Daoluo, Douhu, and other places.
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Luoyuehe.
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Mai'ao.
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Greater and Lesser Tianpi, Dai, and other places.
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Duyun grotto.
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Hong'an, Huaji, and other places.
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Guxia stockade.
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Cike stockade.
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Wukuang stockade.
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Geli stockade.
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Bilang stockade.
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Gudi stockade.
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Dugulang stockade.
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Gelao stockade.
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Pingfa and other places. In Dade 1 the Pingfa chieftain submitted and asked to be placed under Yixibuxue; the request was granted.
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Anlachu.
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Silou stockade.
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Luomu stockade.
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Meiqiu Wanghuai stockade.
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Ganchang stockade.
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Sangzhoulang stockade.
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Yongxian stockade.
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Pingli Xian stockade.
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Suozhou stockade.
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Shuanglong.
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Simu.
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Guiren.
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Gedan.
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Mudang.
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Yonglang, Kedou, and other places.
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Yongmen Gelao and other places.
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Qiqiu and other places Zhongjia Man.
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Lumu and other places.
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Lelai, Mengnang, Jili, and other places.
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Huashan, Gujin, and other places.
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Qingtang, Wanghuai, Ganchang, Bulie, Duniang, and other places.
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Guang Prefecture.
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Zhezhe stockade.
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Anhua, Siyun, and other grottoes.
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Beixia grotto.
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Maonan, Sifeng, Beijun, Dubian, and other places.
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Biji county.
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Shangliping.
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Panleying and other places.
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Chengzhou, Fuying, and other places.
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Chishe grotto.
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Luozhang Tetuan and other places.
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Fushui Prefecture.
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Yun Prefecture and other places.
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Qincun.
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Yingtou Three Stockades and other places.
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Yancun.
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Shuili, Wudong, and other grottoes.
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Shundong.
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Liulongtu.
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Tui stockade.
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Jukou stockade.
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Huangding stockade.
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Jinzhu and other stockades.
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Geman and other stockades.
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Kelou stockade.
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Disheng and other stockades.
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Pingwei.
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Baiya.
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Yongmen, Kedang, Lelai, Mengnang, Dahua, Mugua, and other places.
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Jia Prefecture.
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Fen Prefecture.
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Pingzhu.
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Luohe, Luonao, and other places.
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Ningxi.
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Wengchu.
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Mairang.
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Guding, Detong, and other places.
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Wengbao.
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Sanpo.
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Kong Prefecture.
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Nanping.
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Dushan Prefecture.
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Mudong.
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Piaodong.
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Jiaodong.
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Daqingshan, Guji, and other places.
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Baizuo and other places.
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Ninety-nine stockades Man.
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Dangqiaoshan, Qizhu, Gulie, and other places.
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Huliegu, Dang, and other places.
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Zhenchu, Duke, and other places.
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Yangping, Yang'an, and other places.
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Difu, Ducheng, and other places.
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Yang Youlang.
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Baiyeke and other places.
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Aluochuan and affiliated stockades.
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Mengchu.
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Gongdong Longmu.
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Sanzhai Maogela and affiliated districts.
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Heitu Rock.
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Luobin and Luoxian.
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Frontier tribal peoples of Yilun.
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Gehe Stockade.
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Wangdu Gulang Stockade.
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Wangda Stockade.
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Zhiwa Stockade.
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Huangping Lower Stockade.
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Lingong, Zhangxiu, Gongjiang, and affiliated districts.
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Mixiu Danzhang.
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Linzhong Gongbang.
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西
Xiluo Popen.
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Shanmu Pass.
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西
Gelangxi.
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Gongxi, Wangcheng, Yaling, and affiliated districts.
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Guba.
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Jiaoxi, Duzhu, and affiliated districts.
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Caotang and affiliated districts.
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Upper Sangzhi.
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Lower Sangzhi.
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Miping.
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Lingqi Pingwei and affiliated districts.
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Baojing Prefecture.
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Tetuan and affiliated districts.
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The Eastern Campaign Branch Secretariat comprised two fu-level prefectures, one commission, and five agricultural promotion commissioners. In Dade 3 the Eastern Campaign Branch Secretariat was established, then soon abolished. In Zhizhi 1 it was restored, and the king of Goryeo was appointed left grand councillor.
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The Kingdom of Goryeo. Its affairs are recorded in the Goryeo Biography. In Zhiyuan 18 King Chungnyeol reported: "Our kingdom maintains forty relay stations, and the people and livestock are exhausted." An edict ordered them consolidated into twenty stations. In the thirtieth year thirteen coastal water relay stations were established from Tamna to the Yalu River, including Yangcun and Haikou.
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Shenyang Circuit Goryeo Military-Civilian General Superintendency.
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Eastern Campaign Pacification Commission.
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Agricultural promotion commissioners of each circuit.
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Gyeongsang Circuit.
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Donggye Circuit.
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Jeolla Circuit.
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Chungcheong Circuit.
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西
Seohae Circuit.
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Tamna Military-Civilian General Superintendency. Established in Dade 5.
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Appendix on the Source of the Yellow River
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使西 使
The source of the Yellow River was unknown in antiquity. The Yugong guides the river only from Jishi. The Han envoy Zhang Qian, bearing credentials, traveled the Western Regions, crossed Yumen Pass, and saw two rivers join. They issued from Congling, ran toward Khotan, gathered in the Salt Lake, flowed underground for a thousand li, and emerged again at Jishi. The Tang envoy Xue Yuanding was sent to Tibet to inquire after the river's source and found it on Mount Wenmoli. Yet all these expeditions took years, braved hardship, and learned no more than this. Later writers on the river's source all traced their accounts to these two traditions. Their theories are fanciful and circuitous; in sum, none reflects the true source. Presumably in Han and Tang times the outer tribes had not all submitted and routes were not fully open, so travelers had to take roundabout, difficult paths and could not reach the source directly.
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使 使 西 西 西 宿 西西西西 西 西 綿 西 禿 禿西 西 綿
When the Yuan held all under heaven, relay stations were placed wherever people could reach, and envoys traveled between them as if moving within the realm. In Zhiyuan 17 the emperor appointed Duosu pacification commissioner, invested him with a gold tiger tally, and sent him to seek the river's source. Once Duosu received his commission, he reached He Prefecture that year. Sixty li east of the prefecture lay Ninghe Relay Station. Sixty li southwest of the station stood Shama Pass; its forests and ravines were deep and narrow, and with every step one climbed higher. After one day's travel one reached the summit. Traveling westward, the land rose ever higher; after four months he finally reached the river's source. That winter he returned to report and submitted maps of the relay stations and their positions. Later Hanlin Academician Pan Angxiao obtained the account from Duosu's younger brother Kuokuochu and compiled the Record of the River Source. Zhu Siben of Linchuan also obtained Sanskrit maps preserved by the Imperial Preceptor in the Balijisi family, translated them into Chinese, and his account and Pan Angxiao's record differ in detail. The accounts of both authors are here examined and reconciled; where they differ, notes are appended below. According to the source, the river rises in the western borderlands of Tibetan Do-Kham, where more than a hundred springs spread across marshy ground and cannot be approached closely. The area spans seventy or eighty li; from a high mountain one looks down and they glitter like arranged stars, hence the name Huodunnao'er. Huodun means "star constellation." Zhu Siben says: "The river's source lies southwest of the Central Provinces, directly west of Sichuan's Mapu tribal region, more than three thousand li away; northwest of Yunnan's Lijiang Pacification Commission by more than fifteen hundred li; and southwest of the Imperial Preceptor's Sasijia territory by more than two thousand li. The water gushes from the ground like wells. There are more than a hundred such wells; flowing northeast for more than a hundred li, they gather into a great lake called Huodunnao'er." The streams rush together; within five or seven li they gather into two great lakes named Alanao'er. From west to east they connect and merge; after one day's travel they stretch eastward into a river called the Chibin River. After two or three more days a river came from the southwest named Yilichu and joined the Chibin River. After three or four more days a river came from the south named Hulan. Another river came from the southeast named Yelishu; the combined streams entered the Chibin, the flow grew larger, and it was first called the Yellow River, though the water was still clear and men could wade it. Zhu Siben says: "The Hulan River's source rises in the southern mountains. In that region great mountains and steep ridges extend for a thousand li; the river flows more than five hundred li and enters the Yelishu River. The Yelishu River's source also rises in the southern mountains. Flowing northwest for more than five hundred li, it first joins the Yellow River." After one or two more days it divided into eight or nine channels named Yesunwolun, translated as "Nine Fords," five or seven li wide and passable on horseback. After four or five more days the water turned muddy; local people crossed by riding inflated hide bags. Settlements bound wooden poles into raft-like boats, covered them with hides to cross, and they held only two men. From this point two mountains hemmed in the river; it was one, two, or half a li wide, and unfathomably deep. Northeast of Do-Kham is a great snow mountain named Yierimabamola; it is the highest mountain, translated as Tengqilita—that is, Kunlun. From mid-slope to summit it is all snow, which never melts in winter or summer. Local people say that in years long past, when ice formed, it could still be seen in the sixth month. From the eight or nine channels to Kunlun is twenty days' travel. Zhu Siben says: "From where the muddy water flows northeast for more than two hundred li, it joins the Huaili Huotu River. The Huaili Huotu River rises in the southern mountains; its waters flow north with a slight bend west for more than eight hundred li and join the Yellow River, then flow northeast for more than a hundred li and pass Langmaha. Flowing due north for more than a hundred li, it then turns northwest for more than two hundred li, then due north for more than a hundred li, then east, passing below Kunlun Mountain—its Tibetan name is Yierimabamola. The mountain is extraordinarily high and steep; its foothills extend more than five hundred li; the river follows the mountain's base eastward, passing Sasijia, Kuoji, and Kuoti."
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西 西 西 西 西 西 西西
The river ran south of Kunlun for half a day; after four or five more days it reached places named Kuoji and Kuoti, the two adjoining each other. After three more days it reached Halabielichier, a crossroads where many bandits roamed and government troops were stationed. About two days northward, the river passed it. Zhu Siben says: "After the river passed Kuoti, it joined the Yixibasijin River. The Yixibasijin River rises north of Tiebao Ridge; flowing due north for more than five hundred li, it joins the Yellow River." West of Kunlun the population is sparse; most live south of the mountains. The mountains are not lofty and steep, the waters are scattered, and the beasts include yak, wild horses, wolves, roe deer, and argali. To the east the mountains grow higher and the land slopes downward; the banks narrow, and in places a fox could leap across. After five or six days' travel a river came from the southwest named Nalinhala, translated as "Lesser Yellow River." Zhu Siben says: "The Hala River rises north of Baigou Ridge; its waters flow northwest for more than five hundred li and join the Yellow River." After two more days a river came from the south named Qiermachu. The two rivers joined and flowed into the Yellow River. Zhu Siben says: "From where the Hala River joins the Yellow River, it flows due north for more than two hundred li, passes Aiyibo Station, turns northwest, runs north of Kunlun for more than two hundred li, and joins the Qilimachu River. The Qilimachu River rises northwest of Wei and Mao prefectures, north of Mount Min; its waters flow north through the ancient Dang Prefecture region, due north for more than four hundred li, then turn northwest for more than five hundred li and join the Yellow River."
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西 西 西西 西西 宿 西 西 西 西 西 西西 綿 西
The river flowed north, then turned west, passed north of Kunlun, and flowed steadily northeast; after about half a month it reached Guide Prefecture, at a place named Bichili, where prefectural government first appeared. The prefecture was subordinate to the Pacification Commission of Tibetan Regions and other places, whose seat was at He Prefecture. After four or five more days it reached Jishi Prefecture—the Jishi of the Yugong. After five days it reached Anxiang Pass in He Prefecture. After one day it reached Daluo Hollow. Traveling northeast for one day, the Tao River came from the south and entered the Yellow River. Zhu Siben says: "From where the Qilimachu River joins the Yellow River, it flows northwest and joins the Pengza River. The Pengza River rises northwest of Pengza Mountain; its waters flow due west for more than seven hundred li, pass Zhasaitadi, and join the Yellow River. Turning northwest for more than three hundred li, then northeast for more than eight hundred li, it passes Xining Prefecture, Guide Prefecture, and Maling. It joins the Miao River. The Miao River rises in the garrison valley of Qingtang Sujun; flowing due east for more than five hundred li, it passes Erba Station and joins the Yellow River; then flowing northeast, it passes Tubiao Station, old Jishi Prefecture, Laicheng of Qiang, the boundary of Kuomi Station in Huozhou, and the capital city for more than five hundred li; it passes He Prefecture and joins the Yepang River. The Yepang River rises north of Mount Xiqing; its waters flow northeast for more than five hundred li and join the Yellow River. Flowing northeast for more than a hundred li, it passes Tabai City and Yinchuan Station and joins the Huang and Hao Rivers. The Huang River rises below Qilian Mountain; flowing due east for more than a thousand li, it enters the Hao River. The Hao River rises south of Shandan Prefecture, below Shandan Mountain; its waters flow southeast for more than seven hundred li, enter the Huang River, and then join the Yellow River. Flowing northeast for more than a hundred li, it joins the Tao River. The Tao River rises north of Yangsa Ridge; flowing northeast and passing Lintao Prefecture for more than eight hundred li, it joins the Yellow River." After one more day it reached Lan Prefecture and crossed Beibu Ford. It reached Mingsha Prefecture, passed Yingjili Prefecture, and traveled due east. South of Ningxia Prefecture it traveled eastward to Dongsheng Prefecture, subordinate to Datong Route. From the source to Han territory, ravines and brooks ran north and south with tributary streams joining from the sides beyond count. The mountains were all grass and rock; only at Jishi did forests flourish. Tradition says the river makes nine bends; in that region there are two bends, namely at Qiermachu and at Bichili in Guide. Zhu Siben says: "From where the Tao River joins the Yellow River, it flows northeast through Tatar territory for more than eight hundred li. Passing Feng Prefecture and the Western Surrender City, it turns due east, passes through Tatar territory, the old Central Surrender City of Tiande Army, and the Eastern Surrender City for more than seven hundred li. Turning due south, it passes Yunnei Prefecture of Datong Route, Dongsheng Prefecture, and joins the Hei River. The Hei River rises south of Yuyang Ridge; its waters flow due west for more than five hundred li and join the Yellow River. Flowing due south, it passes Baode Prefecture, Jia Prefecture, and Xing Prefecture, then passes Lin Prefecture for more than a thousand li and joins the China River. The China River rises in the old You Prefecture; flowing southeast and passing Suide Prefecture of Shaanxi Province for more than seven hundred li, it joins the Yellow River. Flowing south for three hundred li, it joins the Yan'an River. The Yan'an River rises in the chaotic mountains at Luzi Pass in Shaanxi; flowing south for more than three hundred li and passing Yan'an Prefecture, it turns due east for three hundred li and joins the Yellow River. Flowing south for three hundred li, it joins the Fen River. The Fen River rises in the chaotic mountains south of Shuozhou and Wuzhou in Hedong; flowing southwest, it passes Guan Prefecture, Fen Prefecture of Jining Route, Huo Prefecture, Jiang Prefecture of Jinning Route, then flows west to Longmen for more than twelve hundred li before first joining the Yellow River. Flowing south for two hundred li, it passes Hezhong Prefecture; encountering Tong Pass and the great mountains of Mount Taihua stretching across its path, the current could no longer flow south and so turned east. In general the river's source flows northeast through Tibetan territory; to Lan Prefecture is more than four thousand five hundred li before it enters China. Flowing northeast through Tatar territory for more than two thousand five hundred li, it first enters Hedong territory. Flowing south to Hezhong is more than eighteen hundred li. In all it totals more than nine thousand li."
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Appendix on Northwestern Territories
478
Dulaitebmu'er
479
Tuluji.
480
Kirghiz territory.
481
Uyghur territory. In Zhiyuan 20 four relay stations and paper-money treasuries were established in Uyghur territory.
482
Gejining.
483
Kebuli.
484
Badakhshan.
485
Tusi.
486
Termez.
487
Bukhara.
488
Nakhshab.
489
Diliyan.
490
Samarkand.
491
Khutan.
492
Marvarid.
493
Kashgar.
494
Khotan.
495
Koti.
496
Utrar.
497
Babu.
498
Yarkand.
499
Wochi.
500
Kucha.
501
Kashan.
502
Atbash.
503
Balimang.
504
Chachi.
505
Yeyunchi.
506
Yilibali.
507
Pula.
508
Yemishi.
509
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Alimali. The princes' mobile imperial encampment was at Alimali and other places, being their allotted domains. From the Upper Capital, traveling northwest six thousand li, one reaches the five cities of the Uyghurs; the Tang called it Beiting and established a protectorate. Traveling northwest another four or five thousand li, one reaches Alimali. In Zhiyuan 5 Haidu rebelled and marched south; Kublai met and defeated him at Beiting, then pursued him to Alimali, where he fled more than two thousand li farther away. The emperor ordered pursuit halted and placed Prince Beiping in command of the armies at Alimali to guard the region, appointing Chancellor Antong to assist him.
510
Qara Khoja.
511
Luguchum.
512
使
Beshbalik. In Zhiyuan 15 Basachali was invested with a tiger tally to manage military relay affairs in the Uyghur city of Beshbalik. In the seventeenth year the ten-thousand-household commander Qi Gongzhi garrisoned Beshbalik. In the eighteenth year, at Prince Azhiji's request, thirty new relay stations were established from Daheling to Beshbalik. In the twentieth year the Pacification Commission of Beshbalik, He Prefecture, and other places was established. In the twenty-first year Prince Azhiji's envoy reported: "Of the twenty-four cities originally subordinate to Zhibietebmu'er, two Chaidai cities had darughachi appointed and were handed over to Kuoetuan, so they no longer belonged to the province." At this an edict stated: "If this is indeed so, restore the proper arrangement." In the twenty-third year a thousand newly attached guardsmen were sent to garrison and farm at Beshbalik; a marshal's headquarters was established there to command them.
513
Tagusin.
514
Yangjibali.
515
Gutaba.
516
Zhangbali. In Zhiyuan 15 Duoluzhi was invested with a gold tally to manage military relay affairs at Zhangbali.
517
Yuezubo
518
Sarkis.
519
Alans.
520
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Cumans. In Ögedei's jiawu year (1234), Batu was ordered to campaign in the Western Regions against the Qinyi, Asud, Rus, and other peoples. In the following yiwei year (1235), Möngke was likewise ordered to join the campaign. In dingyou (1237) the army reached the Caspian shore. The Qinyi chieftain Bachman fled to a sea island, but a gale blew the water back and left the seabed dry, and he was taken alive. Batu then marched against Rus, besieged Riazan, and captured it in seven days. In dingsi (1257) troops marched south on campaign; Qifan, son of the imperial son-in-law Lazhen, was made darughachi to garrison Rus and As. In guichou (1253) a census registered the households of Rus and As.
521
Rus.
522
Bulgar.
523
Sajira.
524
Khwarazm.
525
Sairam.
526
Barchinkent.
527
Jand.
528
Busayin.
529
Baghdad.
530
Kish.
531
Baghdad.
532
Sultaniyya.
533
Khulm.
534
Kazvin.
535
Shiraz.
536
Shiraz.
537
Kufa.
538
Wasit.
539
Uqbal.
540
:
Maragha.
541
:
Shirvan.
542
Ray.
543
Kirman Shah.
544
Lampasir.
545
Nahavand.
546
Isfahan.
547
Sava.
548
Kashan.
549
Dilam.
550
Khuz.
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Simnan.
552
Alamut.
553
Qazvin.
554
Amol.
555
Sari.
556
Tamisha.
557
Zanjan.
558
Abhar.
559
:
Sari.
560
:
Jurjan.
561
Tus.
562
Bardaa.
563
Darband.
564
Bam.
565
Tabas.
566
Bist.
567
Fars.
568
Nishapur.
569
Sarakhs.
570
Bavard.
571
Marv.
572
Talikan.
573
Balkh.
574
滿 西 西 鹿鹿
Kirghiz, Khanhe Na, Qian Prefecture, Yilan Prefecture, and related territories. Kirghiz takes its name from a founding legend: forty Han women were married to men of Wus, and the land was named from that union. It lies more than ten thousand li south of Dadu. Tradition says the Naiman first settled here; the Yuan divided the population into nine thousand households. The region is about 1,400 li long and half as wide; the Kem River runs through it toward the northwest. To the southwest lies Lake Apu and to the northeast Lake Yuxu; both are large lakes. They join the Kem, which flows into the Angara and then north to the sea. Local customs differ from those of neighboring peoples. The language is the same as Uighur. They live in felt tents, move with pasture and water while herding, practice some agriculture, and in snow use wooden skis to hunt. Notable products include fine horses and white and black gyrfalcons. Angara, named for its river, was subject to Kirghiz and lay more than 25,000 li from Dadu. Its language differed markedly from Kirghiz. Days are long and nights short: mutton ribs roasted at sunset are done by the time dawn breaks in the east. This is the Guli Gan country recorded in Tang histories. Wus, likewise named for its river, lay east of Kirghiz and north of the Kem. Each year in early sixth month they sacrifice white horses, cattle, and sheep, sprinkle mare's milk, and bathe in the Wus River to worship the river god, whom they regard as the source of their ancestors. Khanhe Na means 'cloth sack': the terrain is narrow at one end and broad at the other, like a sack, hence the name. It lies east of Wus, at the headwaters of the Kem. Only two mountain passes give access; rugged mountains, rivers, and forest make travel difficult; game is abundant but livestock scarce. Impoverished people without fixed holdings live in birch-bark tents, pack goods on tame white deer, drink deer milk, gather pine nuts, and eat lily and peony roots.
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西 便
In winter they also hunt on wooden skis. Qian Prefecture, named for the Kem, lay 9,000 li from Dadu southeast of Kirghiz and southwest of the Kem, north of the Lu Ridge. Several thousand households lived there, mostly Mongols and Uighurs. Several craft bureaus were staffed by Han people relocated at the dynasty's founding. The soil is rich and easily farmed; crops planted in summer ripen in autumn without hoeing or weeding. Some say Wang Khan first settled here. Yilan means 'snake.' Legend says mountain dwellers once saw a giant snake dozens of paces long leave its cave to drink from the river; its stench carried for li, and the prefecture was named accordingly. In Zhiyuan 7 Liu Haoli was appointed judicial commissioner over Kirghiz, Khanhe Na, Qian, and Yilan; he built granaries and relay stations at Yilan as his headquarters. Earlier, locals made cups from willow and water troughs from hollowed logs and knew no metal farming tools. Haoli reported this to court, craftsmen were sent to teach pottery and boat-building, and the people benefited.
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Appendix: Annam commanderies and counties.
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Annam is ancient Jiaozhi (Giao Châu). The Chen house's cycles of rebellion and submission are treated in the main biography; notable walled settlements are listed here.
578
Daluocheng Route: the Han Jiaozhi commandery. Tang established the Protectorate General of Annan. Under the Song the local magnate Li Gongyun founded a state here. When the Chen dynasty took power, its domains were organized as Longxing, Tianchang, and Chang'an prefectures.
579
Longxing Prefecture: originally Duogang township. The Chen established Longxing Prefecture when they ruled the kingdom.
580
Tianchang Prefecture: originally Duomo township, birthplace of the Chen founders. A royal lodge was built here; the ruler visited yearly to honor his origins, hence the name Tianchang ('Long Day').
581
Chang'an Prefecture: originally Hualü Cave, birthplace of Ding Buling. At the end of the Five Dynasties Buling founded his kingdom here.
582
Guihua River Route: borders Yunnan.
583
Xuanhua River Route: borders the Temo Circuit.
584
Tuojiang River Route: borders Jinchi.
585
Liang Prefecture River Route: borders the Left and Right Rivers.
586
Beijiang Route: on Luocheng's east bank, where the Lu River splits into the Beijiang; six bridges span the river.
587
Ruyue River Route.
588
Nance River Route.
589
Dahuang River Route.
590
Hong Route.
591
Kuai Route.
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Guowei Prefecture: south of Luocheng. Below this point most 'prefectures' border Yunnan and Guangxi; though named prefectures, they were in fact tribal cave domains.
593
Gu Prefecture: on the Beijiang.
594
Xian Prefecture: ancient Longbian.
595
Fuliang.
596
Sinong. Also called Yangshe.
597
Dingbian. Also called Mingmei.
598
Wanya. Also called Minghuang.
599
Wenzhou. Also called Men Prefecture.
600
Qiyuan.
601
Silang.
602
Taiyuan. Also called Huangyuan.
603
Tongnong.
604
Luoshun. Also called Laishen.
605
Liangshe. Also called Liangge.
606
Pingyuan.
607
Guang Prefecture. Also called Mingsu.
608
Weilong. Also called Yishe.
609
Daohuang. Same as Pinglin Station.
610
西
Wuning. Below this point most 'counties' border Yunnan and Guangxi; though named counties, they were in fact tribal cave domains.
611
Wanzai.
612
Qiuwen.
613
Xinli.
614
Huang County.
615
Zhi County.
616
Li County.
617
Lanqiao.
618
Wuyan.
619
Guyong.
620
Gong County.
621
Ku County.
622
Shangpo.
623
Men County.
624
Qinghua Prefecture Route: the Han Jiuzhen commandery. Under Sui and Tang it was Ai Prefecture. Its subordinate settlements were renamed jiang, chang, jia, and she.
625
Liang River.
626
Bolong River.
627
Gunong River.
628
Songshe River.
629
Cha River.
630
Anxian River.
631
Fenchang. Ancient Wenchang.
632
Guteng Jia.
633
Zhiming Jia.
634
Guhong Jia.
635
Guzhan Jia.
636
Yuan Jia.
637
Yi'an Prefecture Route: the Han Rinan commandery. Under Sui and Tang it was Huan Prefecture.
638
Bei River.
639
E River.
640
Jie River.
641
Shanglu She.
642
Tangshe She.
643
Zhangshe She.
644
Yan Prefecture Route: originally Rinan subordinate counties Fuyan and Anren. Tang renamed it Yan Prefecture.
645
Xiao River.
646
Duobi Chang.
647
Julai She.
648
Tayuan She.
649
西
Buzheng Prefecture Route: originally Xianglin County in Rinan; east on the sea, west to Zhenla, south to Funan, north to Jiude. In late Eastern Han Qu Lian killed the Xianglin magistrate, set up an independent state, and called it Linyi. Under Tang King Huan moved the capital to Zhan and renamed the realm Champa. Present-day Buzheng was old Linyi territory.
650
From Annam's Daluocheng to Yanjing is about 115 relay stages—roughly 7,700 li.
651
Border peoples subject to corvée service.
652
Champa.
653
Wang Qin.
654
Pujia.
655
Daolan.
656
Lühuai.
657
Renpoluo.
658
Liao.
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