Zhānyì

Zhanyi was a local jurisdiction in eastern Yunnan, at the source of the Nanpan River. The Yuan established Zhanyi Department in 1276.

Under the Ming the Yi An family held Zhanyi as hereditary magistrates. During the She-An rebellion, the Wusa chieftain An Xiaoliang, son of magistrate An Shaoqing, rose in 1622 and captured Zhanyi. Yunnan forces retook it in 1625 and moved the seat to Jiaoshui; An was killed in 1628. In 1727 the Qing divided the old territory into Zhanyi and Xuanwei departments.