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Western Wei

The Western Wei was a northern Chinese state that ruled from 535 to 557 CE, one of the successors to the Northern Wei dynasty. The Turkic leader Bumin allied with Western Wei and married a Wei princess. In 552 CE he destroyed the Rouran and declared himself Qaghan, founding the Gokturk Empire.

Western Wei
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