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Erzhu Rong

493–530 · 6th century

Erzhu Rong was a frontier chieftain from northern Shanxi and a general of the Northern Wei dynasty. During the Six Garrisons rebellion he built a powerful army, and in 528, after the empress dowager Hu poisoned her son, he marched on Luoyang, enthroned Emperor Xiaozhuang and massacred some two thousand courtiers at Heyin. He dominated the state until Xiaozhuang killed him in 530.

Erzhu Rong
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Northern Wei

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