Founded by Piluoge, who unified the "Six Zhaos" in 737-738 and was granted the title Prince of Yunnan by the Tang; grew into a major regional power contesting Tang and Tibetan Empire influence in southwestern China and northern mainland Southeast Asia.
Ended in 902 when chief minister Zheng Maisi massacred the royal family and usurped the throne, beginning a rapid succession of short-lived states that eventually gave way to the Bai-ruled Dali Kingdom in 937.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Nanzhao — the shape you scrub through changes in 738 · 850.
Broad Chinese-history survey situating Nanzhao among Tang-era frontier states.