《明史·列传·卷二百》
唐朝乾符初年，南诏攻陷了播州。太原的杨端响应招募收复了播州城，为播州人所信服，经历了五代十国时期，杨端的子孙都世代占有该地。
乾符初，南诏陷播，太原杨端应募复其城，为播人所怀服，历五代，子孙世有其地。
In the early years of the Qianfu era of the Tang Dynasty, Nanzhao captured Bo Prefecture. Yang Duan of Taiyuan responded to the recruitment and recaptured Bo Prefecture, which made him gain the trust of the people of Bo Prefecture. After the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Yang Duan's descendants occupied the area for generations.