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Dali City

Type Object Region China Time 937–1253

Dali City was the long-term capital of the Dali Kingdom (937–1253), located in present-day Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, a key point in the…

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  1. 937Dali City · Dali KingdomAfter founding the Dali Kingdom, Duan Siping established Dali City as his capital, inheriting the urban layout and defensive system of the southwestern frontier since the Nanzhao period.
  2. c. 1121–1130Dali City · Dali KingdomIn the 1120s Dali City was the political center of the Duan-lineage Dali Kingdom, maintaining tributary relations and tea-horse trade with the Song dynasty, a capital where multiple ethnic groups of the southwest converged.
  3. 1253Dali City · Dali KingdomIn 1253 Kublai Khan led an army that conquered the Dali Kingdom; Dali City was incorporated into the Mongol ruling system, but the city's status as a regional center of the southwest continued.

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