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Chaos in the North: The Collapse of Northern Wei While Emperor Wu of Liang busied himself with Buddhist ordinations in the south, the Northern Wei dynasty was tearing itself apart.
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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.