Dian 滇 | |||||||
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8th century BCE[1]–109 BCE[1] | |||||||
Capital | Today's Jinning District 24°40′00″N 102°35′30″E / 24.666667°N 102.591667°E | ||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 8th century BCE[1] | ||||||
• Annexed by the Han dynasty | 109 BCE[1] | ||||||
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Today part of | China |
Dian (Chinese: 滇) was an ancient kingdom established by the Dian people, a non-Han metalworking civilization that inhabited around the Dian Lake plateau of central northern Yunnan, China from the late Spring and Autumn period until the Eastern Han dynasty. The Dian buried their dead in vertical pit graves.[2] The Dian language was likely one of the Tibeto-Burman languages.[3] The Han Empire's annexation of the Dian Kingdom in 109 BCE eventually led to the establishment of the Yizhou commandery. Dian culture started from at least the 8th century BCE, until it fell under the control of the Han dynasty in 109 BCE.[1]
According to current archaeological evidence, the Dian were present in Yunnan from at least the eighth century BC, until they were conquered by the Han Dynasty in 109 BC
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