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Also Known As Lü Pu-wei
Died 235 BCE • China
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Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
Qianlong
Qianlong
emperor of Qing dynasty
Historic book-burner
Qin Shi Huang
emperor of Qin dynasty
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Huizong
emperor of Song dynasty
Shang Yang
Shang Yang
Chinese statesman
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Louis XIV
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Henry IV
king of France
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Akhenaten
king of Egypt
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Francis I
king of France
Paul III
Paul III
pope
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Akbar
Mughal emperor
Leo X
Leo X
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Sir Philip Sidney
Sir Philip Sidney
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