Papora

Papora communities inhabited the central Taiwanese plains around Dàdù and Shālù. Their villages were part of a network of Indigenous settlements that maintained political relationships across the region. In 1732, after five Dàdù men carrying supplies for the Qing were killed by local militia seeking credit for a military victory, people from Dàdù and neighbouring villages sought redress at the county town of Zhānghuà. When their complaint went unheard, they attacked government buildings; Qing troops subsequently campaigned against the communities.