Luóxióng

Luoxiong lies in the hills southeast of Qujing, where roads meet the approaches to Guizhou and Guangxi. Its name was said to come from an ancestral leader whose descendants gave it to their people and their country. The Yuan established Luoxiong Prefecture in 1276, and hereditary chiefs continued to rule under the Ming. In the 1580s the local chief Zhe Jirong raised forces and attacked neighbouring districts. Ming troops captured his stronghold, and he was killed while fleeing in 1585. After the rebellion, the prefecture was renamed Luoping, its new name invoking the restoration of peace, and appointed officials replaced the hereditary rulers.