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During the Yuan Dynasty, a Chinese book, whose author's name is unknown, recounts an intriguing story. According to this tale, the three sons of the renowned [[Indian]] king [[Ashoka]] were chasing a golden horse that appeared in [[Magadha]] and fled eastwards. Eventually, the third son caught the horse on a hill near Lake Dianchi in Yunnan. This event led the locals to name the hill 'Jinmashan' (Hill of Golden Horse). [[Ashoka|Ashoka's]] first son also arrived at the shore of Dianchi Lake and found a green jade cock on another hill, naming it 'Bijishan' (Green Jade Cock Hill). The second son of [[Ashoka]] settled on the banks of Dianchi Lake. [[Ashoka]] subsequently sent his brother-in-law to find them, and he too settled in Yunnan along with the three nephews. Over time, their descendants intermarried with the Han Chinese and formed a new ethnic group known as the Bai (White) people.