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Hou Jing
Hou Jing was a general of Eastern Wei who defected to the southern Liang dynasty after the death of Gao Huan in 547. In 548 he rebelled, besieged the Liang capital Jiankang and took it in 549, and Emperor Wu of Liang died in his hands. He proclaimed himself emperor of Han in 551 but was defeated by Liang forces under Wang Sengbian and Chen Baxian and killed in 552. His rebellion devastated southern China.
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