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| | Summary and Evaluation of China, Korea & Japan to 1875 by Sanderson Beck |
 | | When he died in 195 BC, the Chinese empire was allowed to experiment under the Daoist policies of the Empress Lu while she was busy with violent intrigues in the capital. |
 | | However, Prince Zhu Di of Yan rebelled in the north and eventually won the civil war in 1402 to become Emperor Yongle. |
 | | Nurhaci died in 1626 and was succeeded by his son Abahai, who held exams in the Chinese, Manchu, and Mongol languages. |
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