Dachange

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Was the polity that ruled over Nanzhao after Zheng Maisi overthrew the ruling dynasty. It was centered on present-day Yunnan in China.

Establishment

January 903: In 902, the dynasty of Nanzhao came to a bloody end when the chief minister, Zheng Maisi, murdered the royal family and usurped the throne, renaming it to Dachanghe (902-928).

Chronology

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1. Events

June 907: Wang Jian was named military governor of western Sichuan by the Tang court in 891. As the Tang Dynasty weakened and eventually fell in 907, Wang was able to expand his holdings into eastern Sichuan and took the title of emperor as the Tang fell in 907, establishin Former Shu.

Disestablishment

January 929: In 928, a White Mywa noble, Yang Ganzhen, aided Zhao Shanzheng in overthrowing the Zheng family, and establishing Datianxing (928-929).