Duan Siping
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Duan.
| Duan Si ping | |||||
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| Reign | c. 937 CE – c. 944 CE | ||||
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| Born |
c. 894 CE Xizhou, Dali | ||||
| Died |
c. 944 CE Dengzhou | ||||
Duan Siping was a statesman who founded and became the first ruler of the Kingdom of Dali in 937.[1] The Kingdom retained independence from unified China until the Mongol invasion in 1253 led by Kublai.[2] The Duan family claimed descent from a Han Chinese family originating in Gansu province.
References
- ↑ http://www.kepu.net.cn/gb/civilization/nation/hundred/hun307.html
- ↑ Zhao Yinsong 赵寅松, "Shilun daliguo de jianli he duansiping de chushen" 试论大理国的建立和段思平的出身 [A Preliminary Study of the Founding of the Dali Kingdom and Duan Siping's Family Background], Yunnan minzu xueyuan xuebao 云南民族学院学报 2002， vol. 19, no. 5: 75-78