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3 unusual facts about Emperor Wen of Western Wei


Emperor Wen of Western Wei

In 532, after several years of civil war, the victorious general Gao Huan made Yuan Baoju's cousin Yuan Xiu the Prince of Pingyang emperor (as Emperor Xiaowu).

He created his wife Princess Yifu empress, and her son Yuan Qin crown prince.

In 534, Yuan Baoju, then the Prince of Nanyang, followed his cousin Emperor Xiaowu in fleeing from the capital Luoyang to Chang'an, after a fallout between Emperor Xiaowu and the paramount general Gao Huan.



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