Píngyuè

Píngyuè was a Miao chieftaincy in the hills of central Guizhou, seated at present-day Fuquan. In 1283 the Yuan court organized it as the Pingyue military and civilian chief's office.

Ming forces reached it in 1381, and the court replaced native rule with a succession of guard posts, including the Pingyue Guard in 1383 and a military-civilian guard command in 1385. After the Bozhou rebellion was suppressed in 1600, Pingyue prefecture was established in 1601. The Qing replaced it with an independent department in 1798.