Dali Kingdom
Dali Kingdom 大理國 Dablit Guaif | |||||||||||||||
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Map of Dali in the late 12th century | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Song dynasty tributary state (982–1253) | ||||||||||||||
| Capital | Yangjumie (in present-day Dali Town, Yunnan) | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Written Classic Chinese (court, dynastic, literary) Bai | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||
| Emperor | |||||||||||||||
• 937–944 | Duan Siping | ||||||||||||||
• 1081–1094 | Duan Zhengming | ||||||||||||||
• 1096–1108 | Duan Zhengchun | ||||||||||||||
• 1172–1200 | Duan Zhixing | ||||||||||||||
• 1251–1254 | Duan Xingzhi | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
• Established | 937 | ||||||||||||||
| 1094 | |||||||||||||||
• Reestablished | 1096 | ||||||||||||||
• Conquered by the Mongol Empire | 1253 | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | China Laos Myanmar Vietnam | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 大理國 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大理国 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | State of Dali | ||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 後大理 後理國 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 后大理 后理国 | ||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | Vương quốc Đại Lý | ||||||||
| Hán-Nôm | 王國大理 | ||||||||
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| Bai | Dablit Guaif | ||||||||
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The Dali Kingdom, also known as the Dali State (traditional Chinese: 大理國; simplified Chinese: 大理国; pinyin: Dàlǐ Guó; Bai: Dablit Guaif), was a Bai dynastic state situated in modern Yunnan province, China, from 937 to 1253. In 1253, it was conquered by the Mongols. However, descendants of its ruling house continued to administer the area as tusi chiefs under the Yuan dynasty rule until Ming conquest of Yunnan in 1382. The former capital of the Dali Kingdom remains known as Dali in modern Yunnan Province today.