Capital of the Dali Kingdom

Timeline

1. 937–1000Yangjumi City · YunnanIn 937 Duan Siping destroyed the remnants of Nanzhao and founded the Dali Kingdom, establishing its capital at Yangjumi City; palaces, Buddhist temples and markets were built according to the geography of Cangshan and Erhai, forming a political and economic center of western Yunnan, maintaining communications with the Song and Tibetan tribes.
2. 1081–1108Yangjumi City · YunnanDuan Zhengchun reigned from 1081 to 1108; the capital expanded Buddhist structures such as the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple and maintained tributary relations with the Song; between 1101 and 1108 Yangjumi City remained an important node of tea-horse trade on the southwestern Silk Road.
3. 1108–1110Yangjumi City · YunnanAfter Duan Zhengyan acceded in 1108, the capital continued as the hub of the Dali Kingdom; between 1108 and 1110 it still paid tribute and submitted to the Song, maintaining stability in western Yunnan, while the urban layout and network of Buddhist temples between Cangshan and Erhai were further consolidated.