Jūquè

Juque was the old name for an area in northern Yunnan. Its historical setting was the jurisdiction of Dayao and Yao'an. Local chronology places Dayao under Yao'an in the Yuan period and records the Ming establishment of Yao'an Prefecture in 1382. In 1394 that administration became a military and civilian prefecture.

The early Qing retained Dayao's connection with Yao'an. In 1730 Yao'an came under the Yixi circuit, whose seat was at Dali. A further change in 1770 abolished Yao'an Prefecture and transferred Dayao to Chuxiong Prefecture. In 1823 a separate inspection administration was established at Juque in northern Dayao.