Nanman (pinyin: Nánmán; literally "southern barbarians") were aboriginal tribes who lived in southwestern China. They may have been related to the Sanmiao, dated to around the 3rd century BC. The Nanman were multiple ethnic groups including the Miao, the Thai, and some Tibeto-Burman groups such as the Bai. There was never a single polity that united these people. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Nanman alliance fought against the Chinese incursion under the leadership of Meng Huo.… (More on Nanman)