Yelang

Yelang, also Zangke, was an ancient political entity first described in the 3rd century BC in what is now western Guizhou province, China.

[2] The Yelang were believed to have been an alliance of agricultural tribes covering parts of modern-day Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan.

[3] The ancient Chinese historian Sima Qian described Yelang located west of the Mimo and Dian, south of Qiongdu (in what is now southern Sichuan), and east of the nomadic Sui and Kunming.

[4] Some people have identified the seat of the kingdom as Bijie (Chinese: 畢節) in today's Liupanshui area, in modern Guizhou province, whilst others suggest the capital moved throughout the region over time.

Yelang also accepted the terms of the agreement and Zhuang Qiao went further west to the Lake Dian region.

Other sources suggest that Yelang's king was simply copying an earlier statement by a ruler of the adjacent Kingdom of Dian.