《明史·列传·卷一百一十六》
播州从唐乾符中由杨氏统治，凡二十九世，八百余年，到杨应龙时为止。皇上将播州地设置遵义、平越二府，分属川、贵两行省。
播自唐乾符中入杨氏，二十九世，八百余年，至应龙而绝，以其地置遵义、平越二府，分属川、贵。
Bozhou was ruled by the Yang family since the Tang Dynasty. There were a total of 29 generations and more than 800 years. In Yang Yinglong's period, the emperor established the Zunyi and Pingyue prefectures in Bozhou, which were under the jurisdiction of the Sichuan and Guizhou provinces respectively.