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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 3312811, member: 75799&quot;]<b>Dali Kingdom 大理國</b>. Yun Nan, China. Ming dynasty period. Late 15th century.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tai Ping Xin Bao</b> 太平信寶。AE cash.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]877573[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>An independent kingdom known as the Dali 大理 came into power after overthrowing the preceding Nanzhao Kingdom in what is modern Yunnan province in China during the 9th century. The Duan 段 family dynasty which is of Han ancestry established this independent kingdom and continued to function as an autonomous or independent kingdom during centuries of dynastic succession in China from the Song through to the Ming Dynasty.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]877583[/ATTACH]</p><p>Source: Wikipedia</p><p><br /></p><p>Whilst the ruling family is Han, the kingdom was multi-ethnic given its location in the diverse Yunnan province. During the Yuan and the Ming, the kingdom received governors and subservient vassal status to China before the full annexation during the Ming Dynasty. Their culture is predominantly Chinese but there is heavy influences of Bai and Tibetan. Of particular interest is it&#039;s strong Buddhist (a unique Vajrayana form known as Azhali) religious dominance where 10 of the 22 kings of Dali retired into monkhood. However, during the Yuan Dynasty,&nbsp; the appointment of a Bukharan Sayyid Ajall Shams al-Din Omar by Kublai Khan saw a major influx of Muslim influence into the region though not enough to supplant Buddhism. Today the Dali Kingdom is now Yun Nan province in China.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins of the Dali Kingdom are rare and not often recorded in numismatic books. They featured often crude calligraphy and build as well inscriptions which are different from the Chinese regnal tradition such as 水官通寶，火官通寶 and this rarer 太平信寶。[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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