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536:Xiangfan
532:Chang'an
501:Yuwen Hu
496:and his
486:Changsha
425:Jingzhou
394:Jiankang
390:Hou Jing
370:Xiao Cha
323:Xiao Kui
301:Xiao Cha
148:Xiao Cha
1007:Jianwen
874:of the
786:Sui Shu
773:Sui Shu
765:Sui Shu
757:jiashen
722:Dou Wei
637:Tianbao
579:Gao Wei
563:Yecheng
548:Yichang
544:Jingmen
482:Chen Xu
398:Xiao Yi
334:emperor
330:Renyuan
246:Tianbao
215:Xiao Yu
139:562–585
80:scholar
1168:W. Xia
1097:Houzhu
912:Xiaowu
644:Family
594:regent
498:regent
476:, the
468:After
325:(蕭巋),
307:Mother
297:Father
186:Spouse
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1112:Shang
990:Liang
792:, as
552:Hubei
540:Hubei
514:Hubei
510:Wuhan
490:Hunan
439:Reign
429:Hubei
404:) to
402:Hubei
286:House
230:Names
195:Issue
136:Reign
87:JSTOR
73:books
1184:Qing
1180:Ming
1176:Yuan
1164:Song
1160:Liao
1152:Tang
1116:Zhou
1092:Xuan
1069:Chen
1027:Jing
1017:Yuan
970:Ming
932:Shun
922:Ming
897:Shao
575:Shun
573:and
546:and
504:and
178:Died
170:Born
126:西梁明帝
59:news
1192:PRC
1188:ROC
1172:Jīn
1148:Sui
1132:Jìn
1124:Han
1120:Qin
1108:Xia
1087:Fei
1082:Wen
1022:Min
950:Gao
902:Wen
456:as
181:585
173:542
42:by
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