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| | Imperial gravestones unearthed in NE China |
 | | The tombstones, whose inscriptions included Chinese characters representing several rulers of the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), including Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan Xiyin, could have belonged to the Wanyan family itself, according to experts with the Acheng Institute of prestigious Harbin Normal University in Heilongjiang province. |
 | | The three tombstones, all apparently damaged by man, were discovered in what was believed by experts to be the family's burial ground with a group of seven tombs near Jixingtun village in Daling township, Acheng city, close to the headwaters of Haigou River, where the Jin Dynasty was originated. |
 | | Wanyan Aguda proclaimed himself the founder and first emperor of the Jin Dynasty in 1115 that toppled the Liao Empire (916-1125) through long years of war. |
| www2.chinadaily.com.cn /en/doc/2003-12/05/content_287686.htm (244 words) |
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