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劉昫

简刘昫 · 繁劉昫

Mandarin · pinyin Liú Xù

Liu Xu (887-946), politician in Later Jin of the Five Dynasties 後晉 Hòu Jìn, compiled History of Early Tang Dynasty 舊唐書 Jiù Táng shū

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昫: xù · warm
刘: liú · surname; kill, destroy

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