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527:), they were defeated by Chen forces, and both Hua and Yuwen Zhi were forced to flee to Jiangling. The Northern Zhou general Yuan Ding (元定) and the Western Liang general Li Guang (李廣) were captured. Wu took this opportunity to seize Western Liang's Hedong Commandery (河東, in modern Jingzhou) as well. Yuwen Zhi blamed the defeat on the Western Liang general Yin Liang (殷亮), and Emperor Ming, while knowing that Yin was not at fault, was unwilling to oppose Yuwen Zhi, and so executed Yin.
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918:Liu Shao
895:Liu Song
883:Emperors
838:562–585
835:dynasty
731:marries
696:Unknown
675:married
642:Era name
547:Xiangfan
543:Chang'an
512:Yuwen Hu
507:and his
497:Changsha
436:Jingzhou
405:Jiankang
401:Hou Jing
381:Xiao Cha
334:Xiao Kui
312:Xiao Cha
159:Xiao Cha
1018:Jianwen
885:of the
797:Sui Shu
784:Sui Shu
776:Sui Shu
768:jiashen
733:Dou Wei
648:Tianbao
590:Gao Wei
574:Yecheng
559:Yichang
555:Jingmen
493:Chen Xu
409:Xiao Yi
345:emperor
341:Renyuan
257:Tianbao
226:Xiao Yu
150:562–585
91:scholar
1179:W. Xia
1108:Houzhu
923:Xiaowu
655:Family
605:regent
509:regent
487:, the
479:After
336:(蕭巋),
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308:Father
197:Spouse
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1001:Liang
803:, as
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551:Hubei
525:Hubei
521:Wuhan
501:Hunan
450:Reign
440:Hubei
415:) to
413:Hubei
297:House
241:Names
206:Issue
147:Reign
98:JSTOR
84:books
1195:Qing
1191:Ming
1187:Yuan
1175:Song
1171:Liao
1163:Tang
1127:Zhou
1103:Xuan
1080:Chen
1038:Jing
1028:Yuan
981:Ming
943:Shun
933:Ming
908:Shao
586:Shun
584:and
557:and
515:and
189:Died
181:Born
137:西梁明帝
70:news
1203:PRC
1199:ROC
1183:Jīn
1159:Sui
1143:Jìn
1135:Han
1131:Qin
1119:Xia
1098:Fei
1093:Wen
1033:Min
961:Gao
913:Wen
467:as
192:585
184:542
53:by
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