Research Of The Ming Dynasty Songpan-wei

In the ancient times, Songpan also called Songzhou, Tang Gaozu Wude years (618years), Songpan is known as the" West portal", It is also an important military fortress. Ming Hongwu twelve years (1379years), The Ming Dynasty established Songzhou-wei and Panzhou-wei, later merged into Songpan-wei. In historical record, Important district-SongPan in upper reaches of Min-river was strategically located and difficult of access, and had complicated nationalities. Songpan is the Tibet to the mainland as an important channel, southwest frontier outposts, military position is extremely important. importance of Songpan was the meaning of military an affair, guarded against outside at the same time, It is also the stable border, control Tibetan important places, so by the Ming Dynasty the emperor’s attention.In Songpan, the Ming Dynasty developed the policies that was embodied the meaning of taking force as Powerful backing and taking "console Policies" abundantly. Through the policy, let every nation leaders give in to the Ming government. With the feudal political system, feudal law and advanced culture education for their in aspiration make their political and spiritual realm has been developed, in obedience to the central dynasty rule. These measures promoted the economic and cultural exchanges between Songpan and Mainland China, to stabilize the local community has played an important role, and for the future management of Northwest Sichuan Tibetan area and laid a solid foundation.When the Ming Dynasty political stability time, Songpan area is relatively calm, Songpan-Wei also can play a certain role, However, as the Ming Dynasty political corruption, Wei-suo origination was destroyed, Songpan local forces and Central of Dynasty conflict continued, Guarding the Western Sichuan area has gradually become the heavy burden, A large number of manpower, material resources constant consumption caused by the ruling power of emptiness. Songpan-wei is also for this reason declined.