A high grass plateau above the Black River, cattle country and the road west.
A Tai muang, tributary in name when Thăng Long is strong (board). The campaign board's description rests on later tradition.
Who holds it
- Title
- Tai chao muong of Mộc Châu
- Confidence
- low
The campaign board entry notes
Lord in 1200
A chao muong; not named.
What the town holds
- Cattle pasture on the plateau
- The road west towards the Black River valleys
Charter
None. A Tai muang is a valley held by a chao muong and his kin.
Council
The chao muong, his kin and the headmen of the villages of the valley; assemblies are not recorded for 1200.
Communities
Tai herders and farmers.
Militia
Valley levies; no numbers.
Trade and crafts
Cattle, tea of the hills (later), forest goods.
Places of note
- Moc Chau: Plateau seat
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Later tradition only.
Primary sources for Tai and Muong of the north-west
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Complete Annals of Dai Viet, Ngo Si Lien, drawing on Le Van Huu's Dai Viet su ky (1272) and Phan Phu Tien; continued by Pham Cong Tru and Le Hi (1479; printed 1697 in the standard Chinh Hoa edition). The main narrative source for Dai Viet in 1200, compiled in 1479 from Le Van Huu's lost history of 1272. Read online
- The Unofficial History of Nanzhao, Yang Shen; revised by Hu Wei (16th century, revised 1775, from Dali and Yunnan traditions and lost local histories). The kingdom of Dali has no surviving text of 1200: its own records were destroyed in the Mongol conquest and after, and the Song shi's Dali entry ends in 1175. Read online
Sources and studies
- OMNIA board notes for the Vietnam and Champa area (a lead, not a source)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.