Yi People's Origin (Chinese-Translated Prose Version)

Author: Wang Minggui
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Publish Date: 2005-08-23
Features: The book "The Origin of the Yi People" traces the history of the Yi people through the lineage of paternal names, recording six periods including Ai Bu, Ni Neng, Shi Shao, Mu Mi, Ju Ou, and the Six Ancestors. It posits that the Yi people originated from Ai Bu, and that the Ni Neng, Shi Shao, Mu Mi, and the Six Ancestors and Wu Bo systems, which successively occupied the stage of Yi social and historical development, constitute the core of the Yi ethnic origin. Ju Ou represents the symbol of Yi literary culture. According to documents such as "Ame Ni · Mo Mi Genealogy" and "Shui Xi Lineage," the history of the Yi people "had 386 generations before Dumei" and "passed down 78 or 84 generations after Dumei," reaching the year 1664 AD. From the content recorded in "The Origin of the Yi People," it can be seen that the Yi people had direct connections with ancient ethnic groups such as Kun, Shu, Xi, Sou, Pu, Ailao, and Lu. After entering the class society, they were also involved in the establishment of ancient Ba-Shu Kingdom, ancient Dian Kingdom, ancient Yalong Kingdom, ancient Zhuang Kingdom, and ancient Zhitui Kingdom. As for the establishment of Luo Dian Kingdom, Luo Shi Gui Kingdom, Nan Zhao Kingdom, Zi Qi Kingdom, and hundreds of chiefdoms with "shi" as the unit of governance, it is self-evident.