Nanzhao Kingdom

E899354
historical state kingdom medieval polity

The Nanzhao Kingdom was a powerful medieval state in what is now Yunnan, China, that flourished between the 8th and 9th centuries and played a key role in regional politics between the Tang dynasty and the Tibetan Empire.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nanzhao Kingdom canonical 2
Kingdom of Nanzhao 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical state ⓘ
kingdom ⓘ
medieval polity ⓘ
capital Dali NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taihe NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalInfluenceFrom Indian Buddhism ⓘ
Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibetan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
trade ⓘ
tribute system ⓘ
endTime 9th century ⓘ
ethnicBasis Bai people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yi-related groups ⓘ
flourishedDuring 8th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
followedBy Dali Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
inAllianceWith Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibetan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
inConflictWith Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibetan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor acting as buffer state between Tang dynasty and Tibetan Empire ⓘ
control of trade routes between China and Southeast Asia ⓘ
regional military power in Southwest China ⓘ
languageUsed Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
locatedIn Southeast Asia borderlands ⓘ
Southwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRuler Geluo Feng NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pilüge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yi Mouxun NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf history of China ⓘ
history of Southeast Asia ⓘ
history of Yunnan ⓘ
politicalStatus independent kingdom ⓘ
precededBy local zhao chiefdoms of Erhai region ⓘ
regionControlled Erhai Lake basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
parts of present-day Laos ⓘ
parts of present-day Vietnam ⓘ
parts of present-day Yunnan ⓘ
parts of present-day northern Myanmar ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
indigenous beliefs ⓘ
startTime 8th century ⓘ
usedScript Chinese characters ⓘ
Nanzhao script NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tibetan Empire (indirectly via alliances) → conflict → Nanzhao Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Tibetan Empire
Tibetan Empire (indirectly via alliances) → neighbor → Nanzhao Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Tibetan Empire
Dali Kingdom → predecessor → Nanzhao Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Nanzhao