The Pu (Puman, Pu zi man in the Tang texts) are the Mon-Khmer-speaking hill peoples of the Lancang, Salween and Shweli gorges, ancestors of the Blang, De'ang and Wa by the scholars' identification (recalled, not read).
They live in villages under headmen, farm swidden fields, grow tea and pay what tribute their neighbours can enforce. No headman is named.
Who he is
- Title
- Village headmen
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No named source.
Overlord
none; Dali by title only
What it holds
- The Lancang, Salween and Gaoligong foothills of Baoshan, Lincang and Dehong
How things stand that morning
Self-governing villages; no event dated.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: General statements only.
On the map: No drawing; the peoples province carries the ground.
Sources and studies
- Fan Chuo, Manshu (Book of the Southern Barbarians, about 863): recalled, NOT re-read (zh.wikisource and ctext were not opened)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.