Original Name:
Chinese Name:
雲南
Notes:
First mentioned in the MSL as a "country", Yun-nan was occupied by the Ming forces and subsequently became one of the Ming provinces. It was also a general geographic term which encompassed virtually all of the upland Southeast Asian polities. For relevant literature on Yun-nan, see Fang Guo-yu (1984 and 1987), Fitzgerald (1972; 60-78) and Li Xiao-yuan (1988).