Mǎlóngtāláng

Malongtalang was a hereditary chieftaincy in the mountains of central Yunnan, with its seat in the country later called Xinhua. The Pu family held the office under the Yuan and Ming, passing it through generations of local rulers. Ming records also name a woman, Pu Zhexuan, among its chiefs. At the end of the fifteenth century the line lacked an heir, and the Ming began replacing the hereditary office with appointed officials. Xinhua Prefecture was established in its place in 1501.