Dali (Chaos)

Dali was a Kingdom in the SW of . In 1253 (2950, Yin Water Ox in the Chinese calendar), it was not attacked by as in OTL and thus survived.
A Dali prince named Mangrai was exiled from Dali in 1260 by his older brother who was the king for plotting to overthrow him due to his incompetent rule. This plan failed and the king of Dali sent an army to defeat him. Gathering all the supporters, he organized a militia force of 50,000 men to face the 100,000 strong Dali army. Mangrai was defeated and retreated out of Dali to where he would found the kingdom of Lanna.
The King of Dali, who was very old at this point saw the rising power that his younger brother had created. He decided to invade Lanna in 1293. However, Mangrai defeated the Dali army and routed them.
1352 (3049, Yang Water Dragon), hit Dali.
During the years 1362-66 (3059, Yang Water Tiger / 3063, Yang Fire Horse), the emperor of conquered the upper Yangtze kingdom, the kingdom of and Dali (the latter one hadn't been part of China until now).
Over the centuries, the country was Sinicized and became part of the province .
Category:Yunnan