Conquest or Alliance:A Textual Research and Discussion of the Attribute of Nanzhao Regime
By using the historical approaches of textual research,comparison and statistics,combined with the ethnological research methods focusing on cultural significance interpretation,and based on the profound analysis and reading of the historical literature,the author holds that:The traditional research conclusion of"Nanzhao conquered or annexed Baiman by force"or"Nanzhao coerced Baiman into giving up his leadership power based on force"are obviously different from the actual narrative context and textual connotation of local historical literature of Yunnan represented by Nanzhao Pictorial Biography,and logically contradicting with historical facts,which could not reflect the real historical relationship between Nanzhao and Baiman and the real nature of Nanzhao's regime.Nanzhao regime did not conquer or annex Baiman in Erhai region by force.The Meng family,founder of Nanzhao regime,and Erhai Baiman had joint economic and cultural foundation,similar development demands,and complementary political and economic advantages.Nanzhao regime was an alliance between the Meng family and Erhai Baiman on the basis of relative equality.The alliance confirmed and preserved the long-established cultural dominance of Baiman in Erhai region and also made the once weak political and social status of Baiman continuously consolidated and strengthened.The concerning scene of iron-pillar-sacrifice depicted in local historical literature of Yunnan such as Nanzhao Pictorial Biography is a portrayal of the establishment of the alliance between Nanzhao and Baiman.The alliance between Nanzhao and Baiman was probably formed in the last decade of the late 7th century by Luo Sheng,the second king of Nanzhao.The establishment of the alliance between Nanzhao and Baiman as well as the cultural development policy confirmed by the alliance had a profound impact on the cultural and social structure of Nanzhao.
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