1 2 7 4 ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Y unn an ▁was ▁created , ▁and ▁the ▁region ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁incorpor ated ▁within ▁China . ▁ ▁Y unn an ▁under ▁the ▁Mong ol ▁Empire ▁ ▁The ▁Mong ols ▁established ▁regular ▁and ▁tight ▁administrative ▁control ▁over ▁Y unn an . ▁In ▁ 1 2 5 3 ▁M ö ng ke ▁Khan ▁of ▁the ▁Mong ol ▁Empire ▁dispatch ed ▁the ▁prince ▁Kub la i ▁to ▁take ▁Y unn an . ▁The ▁Mong ols ▁swe pt ▁away ▁numerous ▁native ▁reg imes , ▁including ▁the ▁leading ▁D ali ▁kingdom . ▁Later ▁Y unn an ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁provinces ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁Kub il ai ▁Khan . ▁Kub la i ▁Khan ▁appointed ▁Turk men ▁Say y id ▁A j jal ▁Sh ams ▁al - D in ▁O mar ▁governor ▁in ▁Y unn an ▁in ▁ 1 2 7 3 . ▁Before ▁that , ▁the ▁area ▁had ▁been ▁ruled ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁king ▁and ▁a ▁Mong ol ▁prince ▁under ▁the ▁Great ▁Khan . ▁The ▁Y uan ▁provincial ▁authorities ▁con ferred ▁various ▁titles ▁on ▁many ▁native ▁ch ie ft ains , ▁who ▁were ▁obliged ▁to ▁pay ▁tax es . ▁When ▁the ▁Mong ols ▁were ▁exp elled ▁from ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 3 6 8 , ▁Y unn an ▁was ▁thrown ▁into ▁cha os ▁and ▁an archy ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years . ▁The ▁M ing ▁dynast y ▁defeated ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁Y uan ▁loyal ists ▁in ▁ 1 3 8 1 . ▁ ▁M ing ▁dynast y ▁