Chiefdom of Sizhou
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Chiefdom of Sizhou (Chinese: 思州土司; pinyin: Sīzhōu Tǔsī), ruled by the Tian clan, was an autonomous Tusi chiefdom established by Tian Zongxian (田宗顯) during the Sui dynasty. After he conquered the Qianzhong area (present-day eastern Guizhou Province), Tian Zongxian was recognized as the hereditary ruler of the region by the Sui court in 582.
Chiefdom of Sizhou 思州土司 | |||||||
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582–1413 | |||||||
Status | Native Chiefdom of China | ||||||
Capital | Sizhou (modern Cengong) | ||||||
Common languages | Tujia, Chinese, Hmong | ||||||
Religion | Nuoism, later also Confucianism | ||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||
Chieftain | |||||||
• 582–626 | Tian Zongxian (first) | ||||||
• 1387–1413 | Tian Chen (last) | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 582 | ||||||
• independence of Sinan | 1364 | ||||||
• Annexed by Ming China | 1413 | ||||||
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Today part of | China |
Sizhou, Bozhou, Shuidong and Shuixi were called "Four Great Native Chiefdom in Guizhou" (贵州四大土司) by Chinese.[1] "Liangguang [ruled by] Cen and Huang, Sizhou and Bozhou [ruled by] Tian and Yang" (Chinese: 两广岑黄,思播田杨; pinyin: Liǎngguǎng Cén Huáng, Sī Bō Tián Yáng), an idiom current among Southwestern Mandarin speakers, proved that the Tian clan was once one of the most powerful clans in Southwestern China.[2]