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The earliest Han military expedition against Dian was led by Tang Meng who established the Jianwei commandery in the region. The Han had been attracted to the |
The earliest Han military expedition against Dian was led by Tang Meng in 135 BC, who established the Jianwei commandery in the region. The Han had been attracted to the wealth of the kingdom, which traded cattle, fruit, horses, and slaves. Han soldiers opened up and ensured the safety of the new trade routes, then expanded further north, toward a territory near Shu.{sfn|Yu|1986|p=457-458}} The expedition was later abandoned because of the rising costs and the wars against the [[Xiongnu]] to the north of China.{{sfn|Yu|1986|p=458}} |
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Revision as of 02:44, 9 July 2013
The Han campaign against Dian was a military campaign in 109 BC dispatched by Emperor Wudi against the kingdom of Dian in Yunnan, located in modern southwestern China. There were a series of unsuccessful rebellions by the Dian against Han rule in 86 BC, 83 BC, 14, and 42-45, but the former kingdom remained under the Han.[1]
Background
Dian was a tribal kingdom in southwestern China. It was established by Zhuang Qiao, a Chinese officer serving in an army under the king of Chu during the Warring States Period. He had been sent to area as part of failed Chu military campaign. The Qin was overthrown by the Han, and the commanderies of the new dynasty, Ba and Shu, bordered Dian.[2]
Campaigns
The earliest Han military expedition against Dian was led by Tang Meng in 135 BC, who established the Jianwei commandery in the region. The Han had been attracted to the wealth of the kingdom, which traded cattle, fruit, horses, and slaves. Han soldiers opened up and ensured the safety of the new trade routes, then expanded further north, toward a territory near Shu.{sfn|Yu|1986|p=457-458}} The expedition was later abandoned because of the rising costs and the wars against the Xiongnu to the north of China.[3]
Citations
Bibliography
- Ebrey, Patricia Buckley (2010). The Cambridge Illustrated History of China. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-12433-1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Yu, Yingshi (1986). Denis Twitchett; Michael Loewe (eds.). Cambridge History of China: Volume I: the Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 B.C. – A.D. 220. University of Cambridge Press. ISBN 978-0-5212-4327-8.
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