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Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Emperor Wu of Han China (5964 words) |
 | Emperor Wu is considered one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history, ranking alongside Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty, the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty. |
| Emperor Wu successfully expelled the nomadic Xiongnu from the North China and dispatched his envoy Zhang Qian in 139 BC to seek an alliance with the Yuezhi of modern Uzbekistan. |
| Emperor Wu was greatly pleased by this gesture, and he dispatched an expedition force to attack Minyue, over the objection of one of his key advisors, Liu An, a royal relative. |
| Qi (289 words) |
| Gao Qi Gao Qi (Yuan dynasty and the rise of the Ming. |
| Suzhou was a centre of resistance to the new dynasty, and Gao Qi f... |
| Qi Qi or, as spelled in English is often spelled as chi. |
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