Yi People's Origin: A Prose Translation from Chinese

Author: Wang Minggui, Wang Xian / Country: Mainland China
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Publishing Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The book "The Origin of the Yi People" traces the history of the Yi people through paternal names, recording six periods: Aibu, Niren, Shishao, Mumi, Jiuou, and the Six Ancestors. It posits that the Yi people originated from Aibu, with the Niren, Shishao, Mumi, and the six groups and Wujuo systems being the core ethnic origins of the Yi. Jiuou represents and symbolizes the literary culture of the Yi people. According to documents such as "Amoni·Momi Genealogy" and "Shuixi Genealogy," the history of the Yi people is said to have had "386 generations before Dumen," and "78 or 84 generations after Dumen," 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 the Kun, Shu, Xi, Sou, Pu, Aila, and Lu. After entering the class society, they were also involved in the establishment of the ancient Shu Kingdom, the ancient Dian Kingdom, the ancient Yalong Kingdom, the ancient Zhuang Kingdom, and the ancient Zhuti Kingdom. As for the establishment of the Lodu Kingdom, the Lushi Ghost Kingdom, the Nanzhou Kingdom, the Ziqi Kingdom, and the hundreds of chiefdoms governed by "shishu" (hundred rulers), it is self-evident.