What is "nanzhao"

Nanzhao, alternate spellings Nanchao and Nan Chao ( Traditional Chinese: 南詔; Simplified Chinese: 南诏; pinyin:Nánzhào; Thai; น่านเจ้า; ) was a polity that flourished in what is now southern China and Southeast Asia during the 8th and 9th centuries. It was centered on present-day Yunnan in China.

Nanzhao may refer to:

• Nanzhao County , of Nanyang , Henan , China
• Kingdom of Nanzhao , polity that flourished in south-west China and Southeast Asia during the 8th and 9th centuries
• Nanzhao, Yingshang County , a town in Yingshang County, Anhui , China
• Nanzhao, Zhao'an County , a town in Zhao'an County , Fujian , China