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Geographic Interpretation of Yongshun Xuanweishisi in Huguang Region
Received date: 2024-06-26
Online published: 2025-05-20
The Yongshun Tusi (永顺土司) in Huguang (湖广) region was firstly established during the Yuan Dynasty and was subsequently granted titles such as Anfusi (Pacification Commissioner), Xuanfusi (Consolation Commissioner), and Xuanweishisi (Consolation and Pacification Commissioner). It was eventually replaced by the bureaucratization of native officers during the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty. Historically, this was one of the principal Tusi in the Huguang region, and then was successively subordinate to the Sichuan Provincial Administration, the Huguang Provincial Administration, and the Huguang Military Commission. It governed multiple Zhangguansi (native offices) and Tuzhou (native prefectures). The changes in its rank, office location, and jurisdiction reflect the ebb and flow of its power. This paper takes Yongshun Tusi as the research object. Utilizing a variety of sources, including archives, historical records, official histories, local chronicles, genealogies, ancient maps, inscriptions, archaeological reports, and other materials, it clarifies the geographical evolution of Yongshun Tusi, as well as its administrative subordination, location, and jurisdiction, and provides a detailed and in-depth portrayal of its historical evolution.
Key words: Ming and Qing dynasties; Yongshun; Tusi; historical geography
Yao Xueli , Yang Weibing . Geographic Interpretation of Yongshun Xuanweishisi in Huguang Region[J]. Historical Geography Research, 2025 , 45(1) : 19 -39 . DOI: 10.20166/j.issn.2096-6822.L20240236
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