Chiefdom of Bozhou

The Chiefdom of Bozhou (), ruled by the Yang clan, was an autonomous Tusi chiefdom established by Yang Duan () during the Tang dynasty. After he conquered the Bozhou Prefecture (centred on modern Zunyi) from the Nanzhao Kingdom, Yang Duan was recognized as the hereditary ruler of the region by the Tang court in 876.

The Yang clan ruled Bozhou for more than seven centuries, surviving several dynastic changes in China, until its last ruler Yang Yinglong rebelled against the Ming dynasty in 1589. It took more than a decade for the Ming to suppress the rebellion, and the Bozhou Tusi was defeated and abolished in 1600.Chinese Tsui Culture Added to The World Heritage List: finanznachrichten.de (07-Apr-15)The legendary Yang clan: hailongtun.com The last battle: hailongtun.com Hailongtun – the Demise of a Tusi Lord: chinascenic.com , retrieved 5 Mar 2017

Bozhou, Sizhou, Shuidong and Shuixi were called "Four Great Tusi in Guizhou" () by Chinese. "Liangguang [ruled by] Cen and Huang, Sizhou and Bozhou [ruled by] Tian and Yang" (), an idiom current among Southwestern Mandarin speakers, proved that the Yang clan was once one of the most powerful clans in Southwestern China.

History The Chiefdom of Bozhou was established in 876 when the first chieftain Yang Duan occupied Bozhou (modern-day Zunyi) in southwest China. It lasted for about 725 years over 29 generations through the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. The main fortress of Bozhou was Hailongtun, constructed in 1257. About 17,000 Bozhou soldiers who were led by the 29th Chieftain Yang Yinglong () fought against the 240,000 Ming Dynasty for 114 days. In the end the Tusi force was defeated and Yang Yinglong was killed. The Ming Dynasty burned down Hailongtun, and put an end to the 725 years rule of the Yang Family.

List of Bozhou Chieftains Below are Bozhou chieftains, 2015, 308 pages , retrieved 23 Jun 2019 No. Name Chinese Reign Notes 1 Yang Duan 876–? 2 Yang Munan ?–? son of Yang Duan 3 Yang Bushe ?–? son of Yang Munan 4 Yang Sangong ?–? son of Yang Bushe 5 Yang Shi ?–? son of Yang Sangong 6 Yang Zhao ?–? son of Yang Shi 7 Yang Guiqian ?–1052 adoptive son of Yang Shidescendant of Yang Duan 8 Yang Guangzhen ?–? son of Yang Guiqian 9 Yang Wenguang ?–? son of Yang Guangzhen 10 Yang Weicong ?–1125 son of Yang Wenguang 11 Yang Xuan 1125–1155 son of Yang Weicong 12 Yang Zhen ?–? son of Yang Xuan - Yang Shi ?–? co-ruler of Yang Zhenson of Yang Xuan 13 Yang Can 1201–1233 adoptive son of Yang Zhenson of Yang Shi 14 Yang Jie 1233–1243 son of Yang Can 15 Yang Wen 1243–1265 son of Yang Jie 16 Yang Bangxian 1265–1281 son of Yang Wen 17 Yang Hanying 1281–1316 also known as Yang Sayin-buqa ()son of Yang Bangxian 18 Yang Jiazhen ?–? also known as Yang Yanli-buqa ()son of Yang Hanying 19 Yang Zhongyan ?–? son of Yang Jiazhen 20 Yang Yuanding ?–1370 son of Yang Zhongyan 21 Yang Keng 1370–1399 descendant of Yang Bangxian 22 Yang Sheng 1399–1441 son of Yang Keng 23 Yang Jiong 1441–1442 grandson of Yang Sheng 24 Yang Gang 1442–1449 son of Yang Shenguncle of Yang Jiong 25 Yang Hui 1449–1474 son of Yang Gang 26 Yang Ai 1474–1497 son of Yang Hui 27 Yang Bin 1497–1520 son of Yang Ai 28 Yang Xiang 1520–1543 son of Yang Bin 29 Yang Lie 1543–1571 son of Yang Xiang 30 Yang Yinglong 1571–1595 son of Yang Lie 31 Yang Chaodong 1595–1600 son of Yang Yinglong

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