"The Mongols acknowledged the influence of Duan Zhi, former king of Dali, by conferring on him the title of mo-he-luo-zuo, or maharajah, literally "great king" in Sanskrit. 33 Furthermore, the Duans were assigned to oversee the diverse groups within Yunnan, under the hereditary position of the governor general of Dali (dali zongguan) .34 This post had been held by the eleven generations of the Duans until the end of the Mongol rule."
"In 748, Ge-luo-feng, Pi-luo-ge's son, resettled over 200,000 families from Eastern Cuan to Yongchang."
"Tubo and Nanzhao agreed to be "fraternal states" (xiongdi zhiguo); Ge-luo-feng was given the titles zanpuzhong (younger brother) and dongdi (eastern emperor)."