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1320:Wang Yanxi
1179:Ma Xichong
1169:Ma Xiguang
1159:Ma Xisheng
1116:Gao Jixing
1098:Meng Chang
1062:Former Shu
1021:Later Zhou
1007:Liu Jiyuan
888:Li Conghou
852:Later Tang
837:Li Maozhen
796:Zhu Yougui
359:Jing Xiang
307:Emperor Ai
289:Lady Zhang
251:Zhu Youwen
235:Background
177:Zhu Yougui
111:Given name
60:Emperor Mo
22:Zhu Yougui
1295:Wang Chao
1212:Liu Chang
1207:Liu Sheng
1131:Gao Baoxu
1085:Later Shu
1070:Wang Jian
1034:Chai Rong
1002:Liu Ji'en
992:Liu Chong
957:Later Han
907:Later Jin
893:Li Congke
883:Li Siyuan
867:Li Keyong
827:Wang Rong
90:Full name
56:Successor
1381:Qian Chu
1361:Qian Liu
1164:Ma Xifan
878:Li Cunxu
720:912–913
661:, vols.
606:vol. 266
543:vol. 268
457:Zhao Yan
443:Li Cunxu
429:Yuncheng
260:jiedushi
161:In this
1268:Li Jing
1263:Li Bian
1245:Yang Pu
1235:Yang Wo
1202:Liu Bin
1197:Liu Yan
1174:Ma Xi'e
1108:Jingnan
1029:Guo Wei
791:Zhu Wen
711:Zhu Wen
690:c. 888?
651:vol. 13
639:vol. 12
619:Bo Yang
590:vol. 12
482:Mother
476:Zhu Wen
472:Father
343:Luoyang
281:Guangqi
265:Kaifeng
209:emperor
181:Chinese
149:Dynasty
1456:W. Xia
1154:Ma Yin
767:rulers
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433:Shanxi
413:Anyang
401:Handan
273:Bozhou
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165:, the
1400:Shang
1353:Wuyue
1273:Li Yu
695:Died:
688:Born:
490:Wife
417:Henan
405:Hebei
277:Anhui
269:Henan
189:Yaoxi
139:House
38:Reign
1472:Qing
1468:Ming
1464:Yuan
1452:Song
1448:Liao
1440:Tang
1404:Zhou
933:Liao
831:Zhao
355:wife
327:Situ
78:Died
70:Born
1480:PRC
1476:ROC
1460:Jīn
1436:Sui
1420:Jìn
1412:Han
1408:Qin
1396:Xia
1335:Yin
1283:Min
1146:Chu
861:Jin
821:Yan
697:913
667:268
663:266
438:康懷貞
384:丁昭溥
378:馮廷諤
351:Jin
335:Han
316:朱全昱
246:朱友裕
185:朱友珪
171:Zhu
169:is
143:Zhu
106:(朱)
104:Zhū
73:886
25:朱友珪
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