《明史·列传·卷二百》
原先，在嘉靖初年时，朝廷商议将凯里分出来，让其隶属于贵州。后来，又因为播州的土地大多都在贵州境内，就将凯里改成隶属于思石兵备。
初，嘉靖初，议分凯里属贵州，既，又以播地多在贵州境，并改属思石兵备。
Originally, in the early years of Jiajing, the court discussed separating Kaili and subordinating it to Guizhou. Later, because most of Bozhou's land was located in Guizhou, Kaili was changed to be subordinate to the Sishi military defense.