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王莽

Mandarin · pinyin Wáng Mǎng

Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han

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王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
莽: mǎng · thicket, underbrush; poisonous

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2–3 · Wang2 Mang3

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