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Wang Dun
Wang Dun was a general of the Eastern Jin dynasty from the Wang clan of Langya and a cousin of the minister Wang Dao. As governor of Jing province on the middle Yangtze he commanded the strongest army of the new dynasty. In 322 he rebelled against Emperor Yuan and occupied Jiankang, and in 324 he rose again against Emperor Ming but died of illness during the campaign, after which his forces were defeated.
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