Mèngdìng

Mengding lies in a warm basin of southwestern Yunnan, near the routes into the Shan country. In 1382 the Ming established a hereditary prefecture here under the Dao family. The wars against Luchuan disrupted its rule: the prefect Dao Lumeng fled, and Han Ge of Mong Pa received authority over Mengding for service in the campaigns. The district later came under the Han family, its history shaped by the shifting power of its larger neighbors.