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Liang Dynasty Emperors Jian Wendi, Yu Zhang Wang, Yuandi & Jingdi

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Liang Dynasty Emperors

Liang Dynasty Emperor Jian Wendi   Quick Facts About Emperor Jian Wendi Emperor Jian Wendi was born in 501 CE. His name at birth was Xiao Gang. His father was the Liang dynasty … [Read more...]

Liang Dynasty: Emperor Wudi

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Quick Facts about Emperor Wudi Emperor Wudi was born in 463 CE. His name at birth was Xiao Yan. His father was a cousin of Emperor Gaodi of the Qi dynasty. Wudi attacked the government of … [Read more...]

Qi Dynasty Emperors Gaodi, Wudi, Mingdi, Dong Hunhou, Hedi

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Qi Dynasty Emperor Gaodi Quick Facts about Emperor Gaodi Emperor Gaodi was born in 423 CE. His name at birth was Xiao Daocheng. His father was Xiao Cheng. Gaodi murdered Emperor Shundi … [Read more...]

Liu Song Dynasty: Xiao Wudi, Mingdi, Cang Wu Wang, Shundi

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Qi Dynasty Emperors

Emperor Xiao Wudi   Quick facts about Emperor Xiao Wudi Emperor Xiao Wudi was born in 448 CE. His name at birth was Liu Jun. His father was Emperor Wendi. After his father, Emporer … [Read more...]

Liu Song Dynasty: Emperors Wudi, Ying Yang Wang, Wendi

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Liu Song Dynasty Emperors

Liu Song Dynasty Emperor Wudi Quick Facts about Emperor Wudi Emperor Wudi was born in 355 CE. His name at birth was Liu Yu. He became the first emperor of the Liu Song dynasty in 420 CE. … [Read more...]

Eastern Jin Dynasty Emperors: Xiao Wudi, Andi, and Gongdi

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Eastern Jin Dynasty Emperors

Emperor Xiao Wudi Emperor Xiao Wudi became the ninth emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty in 373 CE after the death of Emperor Jian Wendi. His title Xiao Wudi (Hsiao Wen-ti) means “Filial Martial … [Read more...]

Eastern Jin Dynasty: Emperors Mudi, Aidi, Hai Xi Gong, and Jian Wendi

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Eastern Jin Emperors

The Easily Forgotten Eastern Jin Dynasty Emperors: Mudi, Aidi, Hai Xi Gong, and Jian Wendi One common theme runs throughout the reigns of these four emperors: short and relatively uneventful. While … [Read more...]

Eastern Jin Dynasty: Emperors Yuandi, Mingdi, Chengdi, Kangdi

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Eastern Jin Dynasty Emperors

Emperor Yuandi Quick Facts about Emperor Yuandi Emperor Yuandi’s name at birth was Sima Rui (Ssu-ma Jui). Upon the death of Emperor Mindi of the Western Jin dynasty in 316 CE, Sima Rui became … [Read more...]

Western Jin Dynasty: Emperors Huidi, Huaidi, Mindi

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Western Jin Dynasty Emperors

Western Jin Dynasty Emperor Huidi Quick Facts About Emperor Huidi Emperor Huidi’s father was Emperor Wudi. Upon the death of his father in 289 CE, Huidi became the second emperor in 290 … [Read more...]

Emperor Wudi – China’s Western Jin Dynasty

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Emperor Wudi Jin

Quick Facts about Emperor Wudi Emperor Wudi was born in 236 CE. His name at birth was Sima Yan (Ssu-ma Yan). His father was General Sima Zhao (Ssu-ma Chao). Sima Yan was the first emperor of … [Read more...]

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