Baiyue

Tai-speaking ethnic group of Southern China

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1350–1767 Siamese kingdom in Southeast Asia

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unified kingdom from 1354 to 1707, one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia

Nanyue (, , ) was an ancient kingdom founded in 204 BC by the Chinese general Zhao Tuo, whose family (known in Vietnamese as the Triệu dynasty) continued to rule until 111 BC. Nanyue's geographical expanse covered the modern Chinese subdivisions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Macau, southern Fujian and central to northern Vietnam. Zhao Tuo, then Commander of Nanhai Commandery of the Qin dynasty, established Nanyue in 204 BC after the collapse of the Qin dynasty. At first, it consisted of the commanderies of Nanhai, Guilin, and Xiang.

early kingdom in the area around the city Sukhothai, in north central Thailand

former kingdom, situated roughly in modern Yunnan province, China, from 937 to 1254

Nanzhao (), also spelled Nanchao (, Yi language: ꂷꏂꌅ, Mashynzy), was a dynastic kingdom that flourished in what is now southwestern China and northern Southeast Asia during the 8th and 9th centuries, during the mid/late Tang dynasty. It was centered on present-day Yunnan in China, with its capitals in modern-day Dali City. The kingdom was officially called Dameng (大蒙) from 738 to 859 AD, Dali (大禮) from 859 to 877 and Dafengmin (大封民) from 877 to 902.

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former kingdom that was centred in the Brahmaputra Valley in Assam, India

Indianized state centered in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries

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fourth traditional centre of power in the history of Thailand (1782 to 24 June 1932)

Dvaravati refers to a cultural and political network of early historic polities that flourished in the present-day central Thailand from approximately the 6th to the 11th century; however, archaeological evidence suggests that the cultural developments associated with Dvaravati began several centuries earlier, often described as a Proto-Dvaravati phase. It is tentatively regarded as a successor to the polity known in Chinese sources as Lang-chia or Lang-ya-hsiu. Chinese Buddhist accounts from the mid-7th century describe a Buddhist kingdom called To-lo-po-ti, located west of Isanapura (Cambodi

1st-millennium BC state in eastern China

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The Baiyue, Hundred Yue, or simply Yue, were various ethnic groups who inhabited the regions of southern China and northern Vietnam during the 1st millennium BC and 1st millennium AD. They were known for their short hair, body tattoos, fine swords, and naval prowess.

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Haripuñjaya (Central and Northern Thai: , also spelled Haribhuñjaya) was a ancient Mon kingdom in what is now Northern Thailand, existing from the 7th or 8th to 13th century CE. Its capital was at Lamphun, which at the time was also called Haripuñjaya. In 1292 the city was besieged and captured by Mangrai of the Tai kingdom of Lan Na.

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one of the Ten Kingdoms of 10th-century China, centered on Guangdong Province

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former country

The location of Minyue kingdom before the conquest of the Han dynasty|thumb Minyue (; Pinyin: Mǐnyuè, Mínyuè) was an ancient kingdom in what is now the Fujian province in southern China. It was a contemporary of the Han dynasty, and was later annexed by the Han empire as the dynasty expanded southward. The kingdom existed approximately from 306 BC to 110 BC.

Lingnan (; ) is a geographic area referring to the lands in the south of the Nanling Mountains. The region covers the modern Chinese subdivisions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong & Macau and Northern Vietnam.

shan state and Tusi chiefdom (abolished 1604)

historical country

thumb|Capital districts of provinces of Thailand|provinces in Thailand are referred to as "mueang district". Pictured here is the office of Mueang Ang Thong district, i.e., the capital district of Ang Thong. thumb|The ethnic Tai Nuea language|Tai Nuea name of [[Mangshi (pictured) in Yunnan, China is Mueang Khon]]

'''''' (; 'headmen, chieftains') were hereditary tribal leaders recognized as imperial officials by the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties of China, and the Later Lê and Nguyễn dynasties of Vietnam. They ruled certain ethnic minorities in central China, western China, southwestern China, and the Indochinese peninsula nominally on behalf of the central government. As succession to the Tusi position was hereditary, these regimes effectively formed numerous autonomous petty dynasties under the suzerainty of the central court. This arrangement is known as the Tusi System or the Native Chieftain System

Kra–Dai branch of south China and north Vietnam

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historic (1885-1948) name for Minor Kingdoms (analogous to Princely state of British India) ruled by Saopha (similar to Thai royal title Chao Fa Prince/Princess) in areas of today's Burma, China, Laos and Northern Thailand from c.1215 to c.1959

"Twelve Provinces of the Dai" Chinese

Shan state under Burma and China

former nation in present-day Thailand

ancient conglomeration of Baiyue tribes

former name of Luang Prabang, Laos

Baiyue tribe

The Shanyue (山越) were an ancient conglomeration of upland Yue hill tribes living in what is today the mountainous regions of Southern China and Northern Vietnam during the Han dynasty. Since the Southern part of modern China prior to the Qin conquest was not yet controlled by the Han dynasty. As the Han imperial court only claimed ownership of the territories of the southern portions, the empire lacked the military means to realistically control and subdue them prior the southward expansion. To ensure a sustainable source of livelihood to support their survival, the Shanyue would regularly con

Li noblewoman during the Sui dynasty of Chinese history

'''Dong'ou (), also known as Ouyue''' (), was an ancient kingdom in modern Wenzhou and Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The realm of Dong'ou was given to Zou Yao by Emperor Gaozu of Han in 192 BC. During the Han campaigns against Minyue in 138 BC, the king of Dong'ou no longer wished to live in his realm after the incident, having submitted himself in an prostrating gesture, which was indicative of his final acquiescence as a mere supplicant to have him and his people's eventual fates to be absorbed into the Han empire. After Zou Yushan's unsuccessful uprising against General Yang Pu's consp

3rd century BC Chinese general who helped Liu Bang establish the Han dynasty

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thumb|, built by the King Lao Kao Kaeo Ma Mueang

Thai semi-legendary kingdom

Division of the British Empire in Burma (1922–1959)

Thai kingdom

1802–1899 vassal state in Thailand

The Yangyue () were a tribe of the Yue people, one of the ancient peoples that inhabited in what is now modern South China. According to Chinese historical and classical texts, the earliest description about the Yangyue appeared during the Warring States period. The commonly accepted hypothesis is that they were a tribe of the ancient Yue people who originally lived in the Yang Province (Yang Zhou), one of the ancient Nine Provinces (Jiu Zhou); because of this, the tribe was called “Yangyue”, meaning the Yue people from the Yang Province.