The Rise and Fall of the Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms Author: Fang Tie Publisher: Yuelu Publishing House

Introduction
The Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms, which lasted for more than 500 years, were two local regimes established in the Tang and Song dynasties with Yunnan as their center. They were also the largest and most influential local regimes in the history of the southwestern border. This book comprehensively explains the rise, prosperity and decline of the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms, including the historical conditions of the rise and fall of the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms, the relationship between the Nanzhao and Tang dynasty, the Dali and Song dynasty, the impact of the rise and fall of the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms on Yunnan and the southwestern border, the overall impact of the rise and fall of the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms, the partial unification of the Yunnan region by the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms, the promotion of economic and cultural development in the border areas, and the Southern Silk Road during the Tang and Song dynasties.
About the Author
Fang Tie is a second-level professor and special-post professor at Yunnan University, a doctoral supervisor, and an expert in the discipline planning and review group of the National Social Science Fund. He has long been researching the regional history of Yunnan, the history of the southwestern border, and the history of China's border governance. He was the director of the Southwest Border Minority Research Center of Yunnan University, a key research base for humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education. He also served as vice president of the Chinese Society for the History of Sino-Foreign Relations, vice president of the Chinese Society of Mongolian History, executive director of the Chinese Society for Southwest Ethnic Studies, and director of the Chinese Society of Ethnic History. He has written books such as "Strategies and Governance: The Management of the Southwestern Border by Successive Dynasties", "Exploration of the History of Frontier Ethnic Groups", and "New Exploration of the History of Frontier Ethnic Groups". He has edited books such as "General History of the Southwest" and co-authored books such as "General History of Tibet". He has published more than 100 papers in journals such as "Social Science Front".
Table of contents · · · · · ·
Chapter 1 Rise and Fall
Section 1 The rise and prosperity of Nanzhao
Section 2: The decline and fall of Nanzhao
Section 3 The Rise and Consolidation of the Dali Kingdom
Section 4 The Division and Destruction of the Dali Kingdom
Section 5: The Unification of Yunnan by the Mongols
Chapter 2 Governing System and Management Strategy
Section 1: The strategies and gains and losses of the Tang Dynasty in managing Yunnan
Section 2: Nanzhao’s ruling system
Section 3 Nanzhao's Geopolitical Perspectives and Business Strategies
Section 4: Nanzhao’s strategy for developing economy and culture
Section 5 The ruling system of the Dali Kingdom
Chapter 3 Relations with Other Dynasties
Section 1 The relationship between Nanzhao and the Tang Dynasty
Section 2 The nature of the relationship between Nanzhao and the Tang Dynasty
Section 3 The influence of official administration on the Tang Dynasty's rule over Yunnan
Section 4: The Relationship between Nanzhao and the Tang Dynasty and Tubo
Section 5 The Relationship between the Dali Kingdom and the Song Dynasty
Chapter 4 Management of Surrounding Areas
Section 1: Nanzhao's Management of the East and Northeast
Section 2: Nanzhao's Management of the West and South
Section 3 Nanzhao's Management of the North
Section 4: Dali Kingdom's Management of Surrounding Areas
Section 5 The Relationship between Nanzhao and Indochina
Section 6 The Relationship between the Dali Kingdom and the Indochina Peninsula
Chapter 5 Nationalities and National Relations
Section 1 The main ethnic groups in Nanzhao and Dali
Section 2: Nanzhao’s National Governance Policy
Section 3: Dali State’s National Governance Policy
Section 4 The impact of dynasty rule on the interaction, communication and integration of various ethnic groups
Section 5 Characteristics and causes of ethnic relations in Yunnan
Chapter 6: Operation of the Southern "Silk Road"
Section 1 The Origin and Expansion of the Southern Silk Road
Section 2 Border management strategies of the Tang and Song dynasties and the Southern Silk Road Section 3 Southern Silk Road in the early Tang dynasty
Section 4: The Southern “Silk Road” during the Nanzhao Period
Section 5 The Southern Silk Road during the Dali Kingdom Period
Chapter 7 Economic Culture and Historical Status
Section 1 Social Economy of Nanzhao
Section 2 Social Economy of Dali Kingdom
Section 3: Diverse Local Cultures of Nanzhao and Dali
Section 4 The Status of Nanzhao and Dali Kingdom in Regional History
Section 5: Nanzhao and Dali participated in the construction of a unified country
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