Study The Relationgship Between Yimei Chieftain And Youyang Chieftain In Ming Dynasty

The chieftain System is a special management policies mainly which mainlyimplemented in the southwest minority areas in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty. Theresearch of the chieftain system is an important areas of Ethnic Studies. Sichuan isone of the important region of the southwestern implemented the chieftain system inYuan,Ming and Qing Dynasty. Yimei and Youyang chieftain which studied in thispaper are the important chieftain of the Southeast Chongqing.Yimei and Youyang are the Tujia chieftain in southeastern Chongqing,Youyangchieftain is the largest chieftain in southeastern Chongqing, Xiushan is one of the partin southeast Chongqing,Yimei chieftain is one of the four chieftain in Xiushan.Yimei chieftain and Youyang chieftain due to the special nature of history and theenvironment, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty has been implemented the chieftainsystem in these two areas. Yimei chieftain and Youyang chieftain has established thechieftain system since the end of the Yuan, through the course of their owndevelopment. The relationship of Yimei chieftain and Youyang chieftain is morecomplex in Ming Dynasty, so this article as a starting point to explore the relationshipof these two chieftain.In Ming Dynasty, Yimei chieftain and Youyang chieftain due to the geographical,ethnic composition, the surrounding chieftain, the interests of the driver and otherfactors, and the Ming Dynasty to implement the policy of "restrict" on chieftain areas,so between the Yimei chieftain and Youyang chieftain in political, economic, culturaland other aspects of showing the following complex relationship: political, becausethe need of their own interests, geographic proximity, the neighboring chieftain andthe strong Young family reasons, showing the inherited disputable, Wedding of thedispute, but the main focus of their conflict in land dispute; economically, becausethey Yimei chieftain is a transportation hub, ethnic composition and other reasons,showing the flow products, mainly in the circulation; culture, because the centraldynasty control culture of chieftain District, similar to the ethnic composition as wellas the value of culture and other reasons, showing mutual learning and exchange,Mainly reflected in the study Confucianism the Yimei chieftain to the Youyangchieftain, but also the Lantern art of Yimei chieftain by the impact of the of Youyangchieftain.In short, the relationship between the Yimei chieftain and Youyang chieftain inMing Dynasty is: though they have exchanges and mutual, but because their respective strengths and the interests are different, so the conflict has become themain line of the relationship between them.