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In the turbulent years of Later Han, northern China witnessed the dramatic rise and fall of the Yuan clan – once masters of four provinces under Yuan Shao, now torn apart by fratricidal strife after his death.
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In the chaotic aftermath of Yuan Shao’s death in 202 CE, his sons Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang turned from heirs into enemies, igniting a civil war that would seal the fate of northern China.