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漢高祖

简汉高祖 · 繁漢高祖

Mandarin · pinyin Hàn Gāo zǔ

posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
祖: zǔ · ancestor, forefather; grandfather
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language

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Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 B.C.E. or 247 B.C.E.–June 1, 195 B.C.E.)

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