The Relations between Regimes of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and Minority Nationalities in the Southwest

In the period of split Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Later Tang, which represents the regime of Central Plains, and regimes of Preceding Shu, Later Shu, Chu and Southern Han, which belong to Ten Kingdoms, have relations, which are closer sometimes, with minority nationalities in the Southwest stressed. The relations between nationalities in Southwest in transition period between Tang and Song should be stressed. the precursor of this paper clarifies this relation, which has been somewhat ignored by academic circles. And from it we can see Song Dynasty's ethnical policy toward the southern border.