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The Fractured North: Birth of Eastern and Western Wei Gao Huan’s fears proved prophetic. Just two years after installing Emperor Xiaojing in Yecheng (534 CE), his puppet emperor, Emperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei, grew restless. Seeking real power, he secretly conspired to eliminate Gao – and even tried to recruit Gao Qian, one of…
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The Hou Jing Rebellion was a devastating uprising that erupted in the final years of Emperor Wu of the Liang dynasty (r. 502–549 CE), led by Hou Jing, a former general who had defected from Eastern Wei.