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Also Known As Wang Banshan • Wang Jiefu • Wang An-shih
Born 1021 • China
Died 1086 (aged 65) • Nanjing • China

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Zhou Enlai
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premier of China
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Qianlong
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The Taizu emperor, founder of the Song dynasty, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei
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emperor of Song dynasty
Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi
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