《明史·贵州土司传》载,思南、思州田氏土司乃宋宣和中田祐恭之后,“世有其土”。明时有“思播田杨,两广岑黄”之谚,是思州田氏为当时四大土司之一,地位颇为重要。明成祖永乐十一年(公元1413年),思州土司改流,然只改掉宣慰司,其所属长官司仍长期存在。其中不少也为田姓,乃田祐恭之后。今川东南、黔东北和湘西地区有不少田姓居民也 “History of Ming and Guizhou,” toast, Sinan, Si Tian Tusi is Song Xuan and Nakata Christine later, “the world has its own soil.” In the Ming Dynasty, there was a saying that “thinking broadcast Tian Yang, Guangdong and Guangxi Cen Huang” was one of the four major chieftains of the time in Si State, and the status was quite important. Ming Cheng Zu Yongle eleven years (AD 1413), Si state chieftain change flow, but only changed Xuanweisi, the long division of its long-standing presence. Many of them also for the Tian surname, Tian You Christine after. Today sichuan southeast, qiandongbei and xiangxi have many field surname residents also