Provincial Boundaries and Chieftains:Case of Sichuan-Yunnan Chieftains Dispute in the Middle Reaches Area of Jinsha River in the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties
In the Ming and Qing dynasties,the administrative boundary management in the southwestern region showed a complex pattern in which the various forces of local chief executives,green camps,and chieftains were intertwined.The chieftains and local people in the neighboring areas did not have a natural understanding of the boundaries of the imperial court's administrative areas when the boundaries were demarcated.From the Ming to the Qing dynasty,the provincial boundaries in the middle reaches area of the Jinsha River between Sichuan and Yunnan underwent a cognitive process from the initially irregular"crisscrossing"boundaries set by the dynasty to"neglected boundaries"and eventually to a relatively clear boundary.As the court gradually strengthened its control over the borderland ethnic regions,both border management and provincial boundary awareness were intensified.
ChieftainsProvincial BoundariesLocal AdministrationMinority Society
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