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Faxian

337 – 422 · historical figure

Faxian (337 – 422), Chinese Buddhist monk (bhikkhu), pilgrim to India, and travelogue author during the Jin and Liu Song dynasties.

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Huineng

638 – 713 · historical figure

Huineng (638 – 713), semi-legendary Chinese Chan (Zen) patriarch.

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Shitao

1642 – 1707 · historical figure

Shitao (1642 – 1707), Chinese painter and poet (1642-1707).

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Wu Jing

– 203 · historical figure

Wu Jing (? – 203), Han dynasty general (died 203).

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Gao Gan

– 206 · historical figure

Gao Gan (? – 206), Eastern Han official and warlord (died 206).

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Zhang Song

– 213 · historical figure

Zhang Song (? – 213), Chinese advisor to warlord Liu Zhang (died 213).

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Li Su

– 192 · historical figure

Li Su (? – 192), Chinese military officer (died 192).

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Jin Xuan

– 209 · historical figure

Jin Xuan (? – 209), Han dynasty official and warlord (died 209).

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Han Hao

– 218 · historical figure

Han Hao (? – 218), Late 2nd/early 3rd century military officer serving warlord Cao Cao.

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Wang Jing

– 260 · historical figure

Wang Jing (? – 260), Chinese Cao Wei state official (died 260).

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Chen Gong

– 199 · historical figure

Chen Gong (? – 199), Eastern Han adviser to warlord Lü Bu (died 199).

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Cao Song

– 194 · historical figure

Cao Song (? – 194), Eastern Han dynasty official (died 193).

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Mei Bo

historical figure

Mei Bo, Shang dynasty official executed by King Zhou.

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Li Shishi

1062 – 1127 · historical figure

Li Shishi (1062 – 1127), Chinese prostitute of the Song Dynasty.

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Zhang Zhongjing

150 – 219 · historical figure

Zhang Zhongjing (150 – 219), a physician and pharmacologist (150–219), hailed as medical sage, from Eastern Han Dynasty, China.

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Zhang Jue

– 184 · historical figure

Zhang Jue (? – 184), Chinese Yellow Turban Rebellion leader (died 184).

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Cao Xueqin

12 July 1724 – 1763 · historical figure

Cao Xueqin (12 July 1724 – 1763), Chinese novelist and poet (1710–1765).

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Liu Shaoqi

24 November 1898 – 12 November 1969 · historical figure

Liu Shaoqi (24 November 1898 – 12 November 1969), 2nd President of the People's Republic of China (1898–1969).

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Wang Bing

– 1126 · historical figure

Wang Bing (? – 1126), Northern Song dynasty general.

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Xiang Chong

– 240 · historical figure

Xiang Chong (? – 240), State of Shu Han military officer (died 240).

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Mao Zedong

26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976 · historical figure

Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), 1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976).

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Ma Teng

156 – 212 · historical figure

Ma Teng (156 – 212), Chinese Han dynasty warlord (died 212).

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Liu Lue

– 279 · historical figure

Liu Lue (? – 279), a figure in Chinese history.

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Wei Kang

– 213 · historical figure

Wei Kang (? – 213), Chinese official and politician (died 213).

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Zhao Ang

– 219 · historical figure

Zhao Ang (? – 219), 3rd century official serving warlord Cao Cao.

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Deng Yang

– 249 · historical figure

Deng Yang (? – 249), Chinese Cao Wei state official (died 249).

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Mengu-Timur

1242 – 1282 · historical figure

Mengu-Timur (1242 – 1282), Khan of the Golden Horde (r. 1266-1280).

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Li Sheng

– 249 · historical figure

Li Sheng (? – 249), Chinese Cao Wei state official (died 249).

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Li Xiangjun

1624 – 1654 · historical figure

Li Xiangjun (1624 – 1654), courtesan, singer, and musician during the Ming dynasty.

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Weizi Qi

historical figure

Weizi Qi, older brother of Zi Shou (King Zhou of Shang), first ruler of the client state Song of Zhou dynasty.

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Ma Midi

– 194 · historical figure

Ma Midi (? – 194), Chinese Eastern Han dynasty official (died 194).

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Bi Gui

– 249 · historical figure

Bi Gui (? – 249), Cao Wei state official (died 249).

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Wang Zhong

– 242 · historical figure

Wang Zhong (? – 242), Chinese Cao Wei state general (died 242).

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Zhou Xin

– 196 · historical figure

Zhou Xin (? – 196), Chinese official and general (died 196).

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Lu Jing

250 – 280 · historical figure

Lu Jing (250 – 280), Eastern Wu general and writer (250–280).

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Gao Qiu

– 1126 · historical figure

Gao Qiu (? – 1126), Song Dynasty government official.

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Zhang Ti

236 – 280 · historical figure

Zhang Ti (236 – 280), Chinese Eastern Wu chancellor (236-280).

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Tenno taitei

mythological figure

Tianhuang Dadi, in full the Supreme Emperor of the Curved Array's Upper Palace, also called the Gouchen Emperor, is one of the Four Sovereigns of Daoism and the lord of the Tianhuang star. He is the eldest son of Doumu Yuanjun and the elder brother of the Ziwei Emperor. He assists the Jade Emperor in ruling heaven, earth and humanity and presides over war, and his Curved Array star is linked to the fortunes of earthly emperors.

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King Duosi

– 225 · literary character

King Duosi is a fictional character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a southern tribesman, lord of the Tulong cave and called the wisest man of the south, an ally of Meng Huo. Wikidata records 225 as his death year within the work. He used the terrain and the poisoned springs to hold off Shu, but at Sanjiang city Zhuge Liang's stratagem broke him and he was trampled to death by his own war elephant.[^wikidata][^zhwiki]

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Demon King of Confusion

mythological figure

The Demon King of Confusion is a monster in Journey to the West, tall, carrying a great sword, able to ride the clouds, and living in the Shuizang cave of Mount Kanyuan. While Sun Wukong is away learning the arts, he seizes the monkeys of Flower-Fruit Mountain as slaves, and is killed by Sun Wukong on his return, the first monster Sun Wukong defeats. The name is also used for a person of great power who defies all rules.

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The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal

mythological figure

The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal is a deity of Chinese folk religion, belonging to the Great Sage cult, and also a title borne by characters in literature, the best known being Sun Wukong in Journey to the West. Scholars cited in the article think the figure may derive from an old monkey-god cult of the Min-Yue region.[^wikidata][^zhwiki]

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Jin Yuanyang

literary character

Jin Yuanyang is the senior maid of the Lady Dowager in Dream of the Red Chamber, a household-born slave of the Jia family and the Lady Dowager's trusted right hand. Her brother Jin Wenxiang is the purchasing agent of the Lady Dowager's rooms. When Jia She wants to take her as a concubine she swears she would die before yielding, and she is freed from his pursuit only when the Lady Dowager steps in. In the last forty chapters she hangs herself in despair after the Lady Dowager's death.

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