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Liu Yao
Liu Yao was a Xiongnu general and the last emperor of Han Zhao. With Shi Le he captured the Jin capitals Luoyang in 311 and Chang'an in 316. After a coup in 318 he took the throne, renaming the state Zhao, but his rival Shi Le founded Later Zhao, captured him in battle at Luoyang in 328 and had him killed.
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