A Mandarin's Tale -- South of the Clouds: The World of 19th Century Yunnan -- Shades of Islam: The Muslim Yunnanese -- Rebellion's Roots: Hanjian-ism, Han Newcomers, and Non-Han Violence -- Spiraling Violence: The Rise of Anti-Hui Hostilities -- All the Fish in the Pond: The Kunming Massacre and the Panthay Rebellion -- Ambiguous Ambitions: Ma Rulong's Road to Power, 1860-1864 -- Rebellious Visions: Du Wenxiu and the Creation of the Dali Sultanate -- Ethereal Deeds: The Struggle to Reclaim Yunnan, 1867-1873 -- Epilogue: The Aftermath of Rebellion.
Bibliog.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-259) and index.