In the past the Siraya, one of the nine Pingpu tribes, were the undisputed masters of southern Taiwan. They comprised the four large communities of Hsinkang, Hsiaolung, Matou and Tamuchiang, and two subtribes, the Makato and the Taivoran.
過去，西拉雅是平埔九族位於南部的霸主，包含新港、蕭壟、麻豆及大目降四大社，和馬卡道、大滿兩個亞族。