K'un-ming

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of Kunming. alt-of, alternative

    "Settlements at a few favored basins, and strategic outposts were established very early, such as those at Kuei-yang and K'un-ming, but the vast extent of the territory remained under the local autonomous rule of tribal chieftains with nominal subservience to the Chinese Emperor."

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"Settlements at a few favored basins, and strategic outposts were established very early, such as those at Kuei-yang and K'un-ming, but the vast extent of the territory remained under the local autonomous rule of tribal chieftains with nominal subservience to the Chinese Emperor."

Etymology

From Mandarin 昆明 (Kūnmíng), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻun¹-ming².

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