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before he died, he wanted to divorce her so that his grandson Cenzou (岑陬) could marry her. Although Xijun protested to the Han emperor at the prospect of such remarriage, which was considered improper in Han
Chinese custom, the Han emperor replied that she should comply as the alliance with Wusun was deemed necessary to vanquish the Xiongnu. She duly married Cenzou, who became king after Liejiaomi died, and she had a daughter with him in 102 BC. She died the following year. A further princess named
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715:(琵琶賦). Original text: 琵琶，傅玄《琵琶賦》曰： 漢遣烏孫公主嫁昆彌，念其行路思慕，故使工人裁箏、築，為馬上之樂。欲從方俗語，故名曰琵琶，取其易傳於外國也。 Translation: Pipa - Fu Xuan's "Ode to Pipa" says: "The Han Emperor sent the Wusun princess to marry Kunmi, and being mindful of her thoughts and longings on her journey, instructed craftsmen to modify the Chinese zither
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area with a retinue of 100 officials, eunuchs, servants and carriages. After her marriage, she was made Lady of the Right, a position subordinate to the Lady of the Left who was of
Xiongnu origin. However, her husband was elderly, she rarely saw him and could not communicate with him. Shortly
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Emperor Wu. The emperor wanted to send her off to marry the king (Kunmi or Kunmo) of the Wusun, Liejiaomi (猎驕靡), with the intention of forming an alliance with the Wusun and breaking up the confederacy of the
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