She Xiang (奢香, 1361-1396), was a Chinese tribute chieftain (''tusi'') of the

Yi people The Yi or Nuosu people,; zh, c=彝族, p=Yízú, l=Yi ethnicity historically known as the Lolo,; vi, Lô Lô; th, โล-โล, Lo-Lo are an ethnic group An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with eac ...

Guizhou Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...

from 1381 until 1396. She succeeded her late spouse An Aucui as tribute chieftain governor of Yi by Imperial approval of the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

because her son An Di was to young to do so, and was a such in charge of 41 "Aboriginal bureaus". She was respected for her successful policy of peace between Yi and Han and for her building of roads and bridges.

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* Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Sue Wiles: Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II: Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644 1361 births 1396 deaths 14th-century women rulers 14th-century Chinese people 14th-century Chinese women Yi people