The Di (氐) were an ethnic group in China. They lived in areas of present-day provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Shaanxi, from the 8th century BCE to approximately the middle of 6th century AD. During the 4th and early 5th centuries, they established several of this era's Sixteen Kingdoms.
The Di were eventually assimilated into other populations. The modern Baima people living in southeast Gansu and northwest Sichuan are descended from the Di. Genetic evidence of the Di can be found in a minority of people in Sichuan.
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- Described in the Wei Lue (a 3rd century CE Chinese text) - Section 1 (at University of Washington, United States)
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