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Empress Dugu
Empress Dugu (Dugu Qieluo) was the wife of Emperor Wen, founder of the Sui dynasty, and a daughter of the Xianbei general Dugu Xin. She had great influence over state affairs, insisted that her husband take no concubines and helped persuade him to replace the crown prince Yang Yong with Yang Guang, the future Emperor Yang. She was posthumously honoured as Empress Wenxian.
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