The legend of the ancient Dian kingdom, where is the ancient Dian kingdom now

Most of the legends of the ancient Dian Kingdom are true.

The ancient Dian Kingdom was the central and eastern part of present-day Yunnan. The ancient Dian Kingdom was a secession regime in the southwestern frontier of ancient China, and its territory was mainly in the central and eastern regions of Yunnan centered on Dianchi Lake, and historians used to call it the Dian people. "Historical Records" records that in 278 B.C., Chu sent Chu general Zhuang Qiao to lead a team to the Dianchi area, conquered the locals, and then was cut off by the Qin State because of the way back, so he stayed in the Dianchi area and established the Dian State, with the capital in Jincheng Town, Jinning District, Kunming City.

Ancient Dian Kingdom: The ancient Dian Kingdom was an ancient kingdom established in the southwest frontier of China, mainly distributed in the central and eastern regions of Yunnan Province, centered on the Dianchi region. The Dianguo region is in the central and eastern part of Yunnan, with the Dianchi Lake area as the center, connecting Yangzonghai, Fuxian Lake, Xingyun Lake, and Qilu Lake area. North to Huize and Zhaotong; south to Xinping, Yuanjiang and the old area; To the west is Anning and its vicinity, i.e. an area about 150 kilometers wide from east to west and about 400 kilometers long from north to south.

The ancient Dian Kingdom was a kingdom established by ancient ethnic groups in the southwest frontier of China, and its territory was mainly in the central and eastern regions of Yunnan with Dianchi Lake as the center. The main ethnic group in the territory is the ancient Dian tribe, which historians commonly refer to as the Dian people.

According to documentary records and archaeological discoveries, the Dian Kingdom existed in Yunnan for about 390 years, appearing in the middle of the Warring States period and disappearing in the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

According to the "Historical Records of the Southwest Yi Lie", when King Xiang of Chu Qing, Zhuang Ji was ordered to march south. About 279 BC, he led his troops through Qianzhong County, went south through Yuanshui to attack the southwest, and attacked until Dianchi, conquering Qianzhong, Yelang, Yunnan and other regions. Zhuang Ji determined that his land belonged to Chu with the might of soldiers, and was about to return to the king of Chu, and the Wu County and Qianzhong County of Chu were captured by Qin again in 277 BC, and Zhuang Ji's way back to China was cut off, so he stayed in Dianchi and established himself as the king of Wang-type Dian, and the king of Zhuang was called Zhuang.

It is said that there were six ancient kingdoms in Yunnan in history. The earliest ancient kingdom was the Dian Kingdom, at the end of the Warring States Period. As for the pre-Warring States period, I don't know.

I think it may be that I am lonely and unheard, so I don't know about the ancient countries of other eras in Yunnan. Actually, it's a bit of a shame for me. After all, Yunnan also has its own history, and I don't even know about it.

I'm a history buff and naturally want to know more historical details. However, due to constraints, the information available to me is extremely limited. I don't know when I will be able to fill the gap before the Warring States?

Yunnan is located on the border, so it is natural to have ties with neighboring countries. The six ancient countries in history are all more or less related to our neighbors. It can be said that the six countries are all transnational ancient countries.

Similarly, some dynasties were transnational, such as the Tang and Yuan dynasties. Of course, that's not what this article is about. Since the six countries are transnational ancient countries, it is natural to find out which countries are involved.

Just now I checked the information and learned that the Dian Kingdom is not a transnational ancient country, so sometimes it is not too rash to draw conclusions. However, I do not intend to revise the above at this time. Because I want to take this as a warning not to allow myself to jump to conclusions rashly again.

The territory of the Dian Kingdom is the central and eastern parts of Yunnan Province, which means that the rest of Yunnan is not under the rule of the Dian State. At that time, the Seven Heroes of the Warring States period did not penetrate into other parts of Yunnan Province. The reason for this may be that there were other ancient kingdoms at that time.

In addition to Yunnan, there is also a town in Yunnan. However, Jumachi also involves Guangxi. And the Ailao State controlled the western part of Yunnan.

The ancient kingdom of Jumachi lasted until the two Jin dynasties, and the Dian and Ailao kingdoms perished in the Han Dynasty.

Later, in 576 AD, the ancestors of the Dai people established the Mengmao State in the Irrawaddy River Valley. And Mengmao is a transnational ancient country. The Irrawaddy River is the largest river in Myanmar.

It can be seen that Mengmao is a country established by ethnic minorities. It is said that the Dai people have established many countries, including the Mengmao and Daguang kingdoms, and Guozhanbi are three of them. Both Mengmao and Guozhan were established in the late 6th century AD, while the Daguang Kingdom was established in the 5th century BC.

It can be said that Mengmao and Guo Zhanbi are the successors of the Daguang Kingdom. Around 700 AD, a general of Mengshezhao established the Southern Zhao. Later, Nanzhao destroyed the former fruit Zhanbi.

Around 900 A.D., the consequences took over. Mengmao and Guo Zhanbi are in the same era. When Guo Zhanbi is destroyed, Meng Mao must not be spared.

However, Mengmao is not as lucky as Guo Zhanbi to be able to return to the country. Therefore, Mengmao disappeared into the dust of history. Subsequently, Dali and Ziqi were established successively.

Dali was founded by the Bai people, and Ziqi was founded by the Yi people.

It can be concluded that the ancient countries in the history of Yunnan were all countries established by ethnic minorities.

The ruins of the ancient Dian Kingdom are located in Jinning District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. "Yunnan" is the ancient kingdom established in ancient times in the southwest frontier of China, and the geographical scope of the Dian Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period reached the geographical scope of Yizhou County, which was set up by Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty when he conquered the Dian Kingdom.

Dian Kingdom (278 BC - 109 BC), "Dian" is an ancient kingdom established in the southwest frontier of China in ancient times, mainly in the central and eastern regions of Yunnan Province centered on the Dianchi area.

The ancient Dian people commonly used hemp fabrics, wool and leather as the original mountain beam materials for clothing. The costumes of the ancient Dian people are decorated with flowers and embroidery. They are dressed the same for both men and women, wearing a round-necked cardigan with no buttons and short, wide sleeves.

The civilization of the ancient Dian Kingdom is very brilliant, and the technology in the production and use of bronzes is particularly skillful, and archaeologists have a large number of famous bronzes of the ancient Dian Kingdom in the ruins of the ancient Dian Kingdom.

In ancient times, the area around Dianchi Lake was inhabited by the Kunming (now Yi ancestors) tribe. Before the Han Dynasty, the ancient Dian Kingdom was established in the area of Dianchi Lake and Fuxian Lake. In the second year of Yuanfeng of the Western Han Dynasty (109 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the Dian Kingdom, and the King of Dian surrendered the whole country, and invited the officials to enter the court.

So Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave the seal of the king of Dian and made it reinstate its people (this seal of the king of Dian made of pure gold was unearthed in Shizhai Mountain two thousand years later). After that, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up Yizhou County in Yunnan, and the rights of the King of Dian were replaced by the county guards, and from then on they were subject to the county system of the Han Dynasty. By the 1st century AD, the once-glorious bronze culture of Yunnan was completely integrated into the iron culture.

Sima Qian has a crucial record of this history. Around 339 BC, the state of Chu wanted to expand its sphere of influence to the southwest, and sent the Chu general Zhuang into Yunnan. Soon, the Qin State destroyed the Ba State and the Shu State, and Zhuang Ji lost the connection with the Chu State itself, so "with its kings Yunnan, change to obey its customs to grow."

This is a generation of Dian kings clearly recorded in historical materials, and it is impossible to verify whether there was a Dian king before him. However, in the years before Zhuang entered Yunnan, the bronze culture of the Yunnan people had entered its heyday. Professor Li Kunsheng, an archaeologist, said that aside from the factors of artistic achievement, the Chu culture at this time should be more advanced than the Dian culture, at least, the Chu people wore shoes, while the Dian people played barefoot, but the Dian tomb does not seem to have left much trace of the Chu culture he brought into Yunnan, and some scholars question this record.

Around the 1st century BC, this isolated kingdom finally came to an end. A king of Dian, who dominated Dianchi Lake, asked a serious question to the envoy of the Han Dynasty. He asked

Who is bigger in the Han Dynasty or me? In his eyes, the world will not be much larger than the territory of the Dian Kingdom. However, it was not long before the beloved King of Dian and his paradise disappeared from history.

The world was far bigger and more complex than he could have imagined. In the second year of Yuanfeng of the Western Han Dynasty (109 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the Dian Kingdom, and the King of Dian surrendered the whole country, and invited the officials to enter the court. So Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave the seal of the king of Dian and made it reinstate its people (this seal of the king of Dian made of pure gold was unearthed in Shizhai Mountain two thousand years later).

After that, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up Yizhou County in Yunnan, and the rights of the King of Dian were replaced by the county guards, and from then on they were subject to the county system of the Han Dynasty. In just 100 years, the culture of the Dian people underwent drastic changes, and by the 1st century AD, the once-glorious bronze culture of Yunnan was completely integrated into the iron culture.