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King Xuan of Zhou
King Xuan of Zhou was the eleventh king of the Western Zhou dynasty, who came to the throne after the Gonghe regency. He restored royal authority, campaigning against the Xianyun in the north and the Huai peoples in the south. He reorganised the frontier by moving the Earl of Shen to guard the south and enfeoffed his brother as the first ruler of Zheng in 806 BCE.
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