Dachanghe (Chinese: 大長和; lit. 'Great Long Harmony'), possibly Da Changhe or Changhe, was a monarchy from 902 to 928 in modern Yunnan, China. Founded by Zheng Maisi (鄭買嗣), it was the successor state of Nanzhao (738–902), whose ruling Meng (蒙) family was mass-murdered in a bloody coup by Zheng. The Zheng family suffered a similar fate 26 years later at the hands of Yang Ganzhen (楊干貞), who helped found a state named Datianxing (大天興) (928–929).

Dachanghe
大長和
902–928
Map showing the location of Dachanghe
Map showing the location of Dachanghe
CapitalYangjumie (present day Dali)
Religion
Buddhism
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
902
• Overthrown
928
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Nanzhao
Datianxing
Today part ofChina
Laos
Myanmar
Vietnam

Zheng Maisi changed his name to Zheng Anguo and declared the reign era Anguo. His successor, Zheng Renmin, attacked Former Shu in 914 but suffered a heavy defeat. Renmin sent his grand councillor (buxie), Duan Yizong, to Former Shu, possibly to secure a marriage alliance. In 925, another mission led by the buxie Zheng Zhaochun secured a marriage alliance with Southern Han, whose ruler gave his daughter, the Zengcheng Princess, as wife. In 927, Later Tang defeated Former Shu and returned thousands of captives to Dachanghe.[1]

Rulers

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  • Zheng Maisi (鄭買嗣) 903-909
  • Zheng Renmin (鄭仁旻) 910-926
  • Zheng Longdan (鄭隆亶) 926-927

References

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  • Bryson, Megan (2019), The Great Kingdom of Eternal Peace: Buddhist Kingship in Tenth-Century Dali
  • Wang, Hongjie (2011). Power and Politics in Tenth-Century China: The Former Shu Regime. Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1-60497-764-6.
  • Theobald, Ulrich. "Chinese History - Dali 大理". Chinaknowledge. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  1. ^ Bryson 2019, p. 94-96.