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Wang Chao
Wang Chao was a Chinese warlord of the late Tang dynasty who founded Wang family rule in Fujian. A leader of a band of soldiers from Henan, he took Fuzhou in 893 with his brothers and was recognised by the Tang court as military governor of the region. On his death in 898 his younger brother Wang Shenzhi succeeded him and later became Prince of Min, founding the Min kingdom.
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