According to historical records, Payazhen (also known as Ba Zhen) (1119-1192), the leader of the Dai ancestors, led the Dai ancestors to take control of Menglu (today's Xishuangbanna) in 542 of the Dai calendar (AD 1180) and established the Jinghong

The Jinlong Jindian Kingdom as the center called itself the king, with the Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty (Song Dynasty) as its co-lord.

Payazhen established a relatively complete feudal lordship system and was the first king of Jinglongdian Kingdom, that is, the first feudal lord. In Dai language, it is called "Zhaopianling", which means the owner of the vast land.

The Jindian Kingdom of Jinglong under the rule of Phayazhen has a vast territory, a large population, and a powerful country. Its territory extends from the Yuanjiang River Basin in the north to Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, Chiang Mai and Shan State in northern Myanmar, and to Luang Prabang in Laos in the east.

Fengshali, Vientiane and the area of ​​present-day northern Vietnam, and the area of ​​Lincang and Baoshan in the west. The kingdom has a population of 8.44 million.

According to the population of about 76 million in the Southern Song Dynasty and the 48 million population of the Jin Kingdom at that time, maybe 8 million people are not worth mentioning, but according to records: during the same period, Mongolia had a population of 2 million, and Xixia had only 2.5 million. At the end of the 12th century

France has a population of only 3.2 million (60% of its territory is in British hands), and Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the north have a combined population of only about 1.5 million.

Perhaps the population does not reflect the strength of a country! So let’s talk about its military strength! According to records, the Jindian Kingdom had “nine thousand elephants” from 1160 to 1180 AD. Elephants were domesticated for “riding elephants” and were mainly used as food supplies on weekdays.

Chieftains of all levels here enjoy it and can use it as "war elephants" during war. You know, when the Mongolian army besieged Samar Khan, the capital of Khwarezm, more than a hundred war elephants in Khwarezm overwhelmed the Mongolian army.

After suffering a big loss, what would happen to the 9,000 war elephants? Therefore, after the Dali Kingdom was destroyed by the Mongols, the Jindian Kingdom was still "under the rule of the chieftains". It can be seen that it was not completely conquered by the Mongols.

However, it is ridiculous that such a powerful country has disappeared from the historical map because of a sentence in the history books: "The leader of the Dai people, Payazhen, unified the tribes in Xishuangbanna and established the 'Jinglong Kingdom', but it still belongs to the Dali Kingdom."

Go up! So how big is the specific territory of the Golden Temple Kingdom? By "its territory is about the Yuanjiang River Basin in the north, as far as Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, Chiang Mai and Shan State in northern Myanmar, and in the east as far as Luang Prabang and Phongsali in Laos.

The description of Vientiane and present-day northern Vietnam, and Lincang and Baoshan in the west! Its specific scope is as shown in the figure: As can be seen from the figure, the southern territory of the Dali Kingdom at that time belonged to the territory of the Jindian Kingdom! Therefore, such a country was ignored
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