Dìngnán

Dìngnán lies in the highland country of central Guizhou, near the later seat of Pǔdìng County. The name recalls a settlement in a region where the Yuan had established Pǔdìng as an administrative centre. The Ming reorganised the district after conquering the southwest: Pǔdìng Prefecture was established in 1382 but abolished in 1385, while garrisons and native chiefships continued to govern different parts of the surrounding country.