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unusual facts about Kingdom of Nanzhao


Nanzhao

Kingdom of Nanzhao (南詔), polity that flourished in southern China and Southeast Asia during the 8th and 9th centuries


Du Yuanying

While later serving as the military governor (Jiedushi) of Xichuan Circuit (西川, headquartered in modern Chengdu), he was further blamed for failure of discipline that caused his soldiers to provoke a major Nanzhao invasion against Xichuan, leading to his exile.


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Controversy of Nanzhao

British Clergy David proposed that the Kingdom of Nanzhao was founded by Thai, who fled to the south as a result of Mongolian Invasion in mid-14th century.