Maolian

Maolian was a Jurchen community around the Tumen River and the eastern coast. Its hereditary chiefs later governed under a Ming guard.

In 1405 the Ming appointed Barsun and others as officers of the Maolian Guard. After Joseon killed Barsun in 1410, Mengge Buhua succeeded him. A Joseon campaign destroyed Maolian and other Jurchen guards in 1433; some survivors moved to the Hun River basin with Li Manzhu’s followers from the Jianzhou Left Guard.