Research On Minority Chiefs Of Jimi Prefecture In The Southwest Of Northern Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty ruled the Jimi system in the ethnic minority areas in the southwest,because of the particularity of there.The "Jimi state system" was a special administrative institution for the ethnic minority tribes that came to attach set up by the Song Dynasty and appointed chiefs to administer the state as local governor.The central government achieved indirect rule over the region through the Barbarian chiefs of the state of Jimi.Compared with the former dynasties,the Jimi system implemented by the Northern Song Dynasty government on the ethnic minority areas has not changed much in form.In fact,the new regulations issued on the management of the Jimi states by the Song Dynasty were constantly strengthening the rule of the region,and realizing the direct rule of the region by means of abolishing the "unruly state system" and "opening the border".In order to strengthen the centralization of power,the Northern Song government changed its loose governance when it established its country,and strengthened military management,added forts and stationed troops in the southwest region.“Barbarian chiefs of the state of Jimi”plays a very important role and is the most important part of the process.Whether the Song Dynasty treated them with generous treatment or conquered them with tough means,they were in direct contact with the central government.The Jimi states set up in the southwest of the Song Dynasty were mainly distributed in Chengdu Fu Road,Tong chuan Fu Road,Kui Zhou Road,Guangnan West Road and Jinghu Road,（today’s Sichuan,Guizhou,Hunan,Hubei,Guangxi,etc.）.The southwest is ethnic diverse,but due to the similar geographical environment of the region and roughly the same social development process.Although the chiefs had their particularity,they also had their strong commonalities when they faced the unified operation of the Song Dynasty.They play a leading role in the overall development of the southwest ethnic minority areas.The main text of this article is divided into four chapters.The first part,the establishment of the state in the southwest region of the Song Dynasty and the data of the main minority leaders were listed and analyzed.The data showed that the number of state settings was positively correlated with the number of tribes.The division standard of the JIMI state is not the household registration,but the tribal standard.The second chapter summarizes the relationship between the central government and the chiefdom of Jimi in the Northern Song Dynasty and divides it into three stages: Exploring stage:emperor Tai Mu of the Song Dynasty--Emperor Mhen Mong,Communicating stage: Emperor Ren Mong of the Song Dynasty--Emperor Ying Mong and stable stage: Emperor Shen Mong of the Song Dynasty--Emperor Hui Mong;The relationship between the Sifang Guan and the chief as the starting point to prove the three stages of change.The third chapter mainly discusses the local relations of the chiefs.Take Fushui Prefecture "Mengchenggui Uprising" and "Nongzhigao Incident" as an example.Analyzing the relationship between local officials and the chiefs is both a friendly and cooperative side,as well as deception and concealment,conflicts and disputes.It expounds the importance of local officials in the concept of "barbarians".In addition,The relationship between the chiefs is discussed: force is the biggest factor in choosing a leader.Chapter four summarizes the ruling characteristics of the Barbarian chiefs of the state of Jimi in the Northern Song Dynasty,mainly including: family development,the wavering attitude towards the central government,and the primitive nature of rule.Southwest ethnic areas by various ethnic chiefs led gradually on the road of Ming and Shun,under the rule of the Northern Song Dynasty.The final conclusion section makes a summary of the final text.Many changes and complex diversity experienced by the unruly chiefs of the Northern Song Dynasty are worth exploring and studying,and this process reflects the development of centralization in the Northern Song Dynasty.