Reign c. 937 CE – c. 944 CE | Died 944 AD, Dengzhou, China | |
Duan Siping was a statesman who founded and became the first ruler of the Kingdom of Dali in 937. The Kingdom retained independence from unified China until the Mongol invasion in 1253 led by Kublai. The Duan family claimed descent from a Han Chinese family originating in Gansu province.
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