Xīshā

Xisha lay east of Ningzhou in the uplands of southern Yunnan. A local leader named Xisha was remembered for building a fortified settlement here, which took his name. After the Mongol conquest, the Yuan established Xisha County, subordinate to Ningzhou; it was later absorbed into the prefecture. The Ming restored the county in 1382, only to merge it again soon afterward. Its brief administrative history preserves the name of a local chief and the settlement he built.