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The History of the Southwest Silk Road
In 122 BC, envoys were sent by Han Wu Di on an embassy to Dasha or Bakhtria in Central Asia. The embassy stopped in Dien but as far as submitting like their neighbors up in Yae-long had done, Dien said thanks but no thanks. So if anyone ever asks when did Yunnan first become part of China, there's your answer. Sinocentrically speaking that is.