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Li Xiu and her people held out for three years before Li Zhao arrived in 307. She is no longer mentioned in official history from this point on, as she seemingly relinquished her position to her brother who was entrusted by the people of Ning to handle affairs in the province. After a few more years,
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stele dedicated to Li Xiu, provides an apocryphal account of her life during and after her exploits in Ning province. The inscription asserts that Li Xiu personally donned armour and led the attack against the barbarians, even fully ascribing the rebellion's defeat to her. For her achievements, she
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Li Xiu, who at the time was only 15 years old, was known for her intelligence and for possessing her father's qualities, so she was elected by the people of Ning as their leader after Li Yi's death. During her tenure, she would reward her warriors and withdraw into a city to mount a fierce defence.
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As the food supply in the city dwindled, her followers survived by eating rats and weeds. Li Xiu would wait for the tribes to grow complacent, and when they did, she would order her troops to sally out and rout the enemies. She also built a city in present-day
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