Western Sichuan Qiang’s Management And Relationships Of Ming Government

Qiang is the ancient nation of China, Qiang survived in the land of China Shang Dynasty. Qiang exist in the “Poem bible ? Ode to Shang ? Yin Wu chapter ” verbal memory. The Qiang people living in the Shang Dynasty in Gansu Hehuang areas approximately.The duke mu of Qin forcibly occupy "Xi Rong" in Warring States period, forcing the Qiang people migrated to the south. Some of them moved to the western Sichuan region, they homes here after across the border until now. Qiang is west large national, neighborhoods Han after forced to migrate to Han ghetto,they constantly Hanization affected by the local Han customs. Some of the Qiang characteristics is weaken have a deeper level until the differences disappear, Qiang people are not Hanization drastically reduce and Residence narrow, eventually become marginal nation.Han Dynasty set regulatory agencies in the Han Wudi Yuanding periods in Qiang areas.The Government set Hu Qiang Xiao Wei Management District after pacification of Xiqiang Huns rebel in Gansu Qiang areas and set munsan County in Sichuan Qiang areas. The dynasties Government set the regulatory agencies in the Qiang area afterwords. The Munsan County is set to open the central dynasty ruled the first of its kind in western Sichuan Qiang. Although control of western Sichuan, the central dynasty did not dispatch the actual management of the officials, but appointing local chiefs as a ruler. The central dynasty implementation loose rule that Autonomous Management in western Sichuan Qiang. This situation has changed in the Yuan dynasty, the Yuan government control is more powerful than ever. Yuan government set up management system successfully- Soil officer system, Ming government inherited system of Yuan government in western Sichuan Qiang areas. Ming government deepen control in line with the strategic needs. Ming government set management agenciesin Wei mao, Songpan, Tianquan respectively in Qiang areas.The Qiang people obedience government in Early Ming Dynasty. Ming government control weaken in mid-Ming Dynasty,The government strongly want to restore control over the heyday, have conflict with Qiang frequently. The Qiang area are riots from time to time, the government sent troops conquest. The Ming government management the Qiang people is active. The Qiang people is no longer obedience in the next medium-term strength. The Ming government change strategies to control Qiang areas,especially to strengthen military control. Ming Government to take political, economic, military and cultural means to control the Qiang people. The Qiang people surrender to the Ming court completely.