Throughout its 276 year history, the Ming dynasty bestowed a total of 1608 "tusi" titles, 960 of which were military-rank and 648 were civilian-rank, the majority of which were in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. In Tibet, Qinghai and Sichuan, the Ming court sometimes gave both "tusi" titles and religious titles to leaders. As a result, those "tusi" had double identities. They played both the role of political leaders and religious leaders within their domains. For example, during the reign of the Yongle Emperor, the leader of the Jinchuan monastery assisted the Ming army in a battle against the Mongols. The leader was later given the title "Yanhua Chanshi" (), or "Evolved Chan Master", and the power to rule 15 villages as his domain as a reward.