[1] Auguste Pavie had allied with his father Đèo Văn Trị and France recognised him as leader of Sip Song Chau Tai in 1890.

He compelled the Hmong of the Federation to sell to him at below-market prices, thus making enormous profit from his sales to the French.

This made him rich, but severed his relationship with the Hmong of the Federation, who supported the Viet Minh during the First Indochina War.

As the Điện Biên Phủ campaign came to an end, he was helicoptered away from Lai Châu to Hanoi.

His sons had died in battle leading White Tai partisans against the Viet Minh, so in France leadership of the clan line was succeeded by his daughter Deo Nang Toï.