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Li Xun (Western Liang)
Li Xun was a son of Li Gao and the last ruler of Western Liang. After his brother Li Xin was killed by Northern Liang in 420, he held out at Dunhuang. In 421 Juqu Mengxun of Northern Liang besieged the city and flooded it, and Li Xun killed himself, ending the state. The Tang emperors later claimed descent from his father.
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