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This study aims to Wumeng local society during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and emphasizes the interplay between imperial politics and local traditional institutions. Previous research often regarded the Southwest during the Ming and Qing dynasties as a passive acceptance, and was incorporated into the imperialization process smoothly through a gradual model. However, Wumeng is located at the junction of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces. Since the empire was established as a prefecture in the early Ming, the locality has been a border area with relatively blurred provincial ownership and land boundaries. Although the empire has been trying to bring Wumeng under the jurisdiction of its territory, in the end, it is often unable to enter, and can only entrust the administrative and military management responsibilities to the local chieftains. Therefore, compared with the imperial regime of outsiders, In other words, the local traditional forces mainly composed of Yi chieftain families are more dominant. Locally, Wumeng and the Yi people had the same ancestral legend about the Six Patriarchs, and formed a group of the same identity through development, which is different from the Han people. The legend of the Sixth Patriarch has also become an important link for the origin of the chieftain family's sanctity and legal rule in the place. In the chieftain family, the ancestors of the sixth ancestor not only had their own family leadership in the local area, but also established a marriage network between the families to effectively protect the local advantages of the chieftain class. This study emphasizes the importance of women in local studies, and reanalyzes the process and subsequent impact of the rebellion of An-she that broke out in the late-Ming. In particular, it is pointed out that after the rebellion of An-she, the old order of the local Yi people was broken, and the Wumeng Lu family took advantage of the situation to rise.Wumeng Lu expand family's influence in local society. Later, during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, the attitude of the empire towards Wumeng changed significantly. Ortai strongly promoted military operations against Wumeng, and used strategic interventions to intervene in the conflicts between uncles and nephews within the Wumeng family. Effectively complete bureaucratization of native officers. |