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Tuoba Yilu
Tuoba Yilu was a chieftain of the Tuoba Xianbei and the founder of the state of Dai. In return for helping the Western Jin general Liu Kun against Han Zhao, he was made Duke of Dai in 310 and Prince of Dai in 315, with lands on the northern frontier around modern Datong and Hohhot. He was killed in 316 in a conflict with his eldest son, and Dai later became the core of the Northern Wei.
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