Yuánjiāng

Yuanjiang was a native-ruled prefecture on the upper Red River in southern Yunnan. The Yuan established a prefecture among the Luopan tribes in 1265 and made it the Yuanjiang route in 1288.

The Ming restored Yuanjiang Prefecture in 1382 under the hereditary Na chiefs. In 1656 Na Song met and supported the Yongli emperor; in 1657 he rose against the Qing. Wu Sangui stormed Yuanjiang in 1659; Na Song and his family burned themselves on the north gate. The Qing appointed circulating officials, and made Yuanjiang an independent department in 1770.