Jimi system

The Jimi system (Chinese: 羈縻制) is a way to organize the government to rule over far-away foreign lands. It uses barbarians to rule over barbarians or the people you conquered to rule over the people you conquered.

It was used in China between the 7th century and 10th century.^[1] It was used during the Tang Dynasty from 650s-740s.^[2] It was also used in the Song, Mongol Yuan, Ming dynasties. But then it was also called the Tusi system (Chinese: 土司制). It ended around 1726. Then the Qing dynasty created a new system.^[3]

1. ↑ Liu, p. 51-55
2. ↑ Liu, p. 48-49
3. ↑ Zhang, p. 63-67, 108-113