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Guangnan had twelve xun, seventy tang, and thirty-four ka (each with several to twenty soldiers); 105 Kaihua held twenty-one xun, seventy-six tang, and sixty-two ka. 106 In southwestern Yunnan during the Yongzheng reign (1722 – 1735), the reformed Puer Prefecture consisted of one county and three subprefectures (ting), with sixteen xun, eighty-three tang, and fifteen shao set up.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Yunnan Tongzhi (Daoguang edition) recorded that there were over 3,500 xun, tang, guan, shao, and ka throughout Yunnan. 104 These military units, like the Ming military colonies, became villages of Han households, which began to penetrate ethnic mountain areas, particularly in southern and southwestern Yunnan.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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In Lijiang Prefecture, which was reformed in 1723, there were 18 xun, 71 tang, and 25 shao; in Zhongdian and Weixi there were eight xun and 66 tang. 108
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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The xun-tang system was set up along the Jinsha River valleys.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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These xun-tang garrisons were assigned with a number of soldiers varying from several to several dozens, sometimes up to a hundred.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Large military units such as zhen, xie, and ying were put in urban cities while many small military posts such as xun, tang, guan, shao, and ka (referred together as xun-tang), were set up in the remote mountainous areas.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Well, sk´op sotz´leb to you girl. and batem ta jobel li, xun!
On Studying Tzotzil 2007
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Well, sk´op sotz´leb to you girl. and batem ta jobel li, xun!
On Studying Tzotzil 2007
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Well, sk´op sotz´leb to you girl. and batem ta jobel li, xun!
On Studying Tzotzil 2007
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Well, sk´op sotz´leb to you girl. and batem ta jobel li, xun!
On Studying Tzotzil 2007
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