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Xie An
Xie An was a Chinese statesman of the Eastern Jin dynasty and head of the aristocratic Xie clan. Long a celebrated recluse, he entered office in his forties, became chief minister and checked the ambitions of the general Huan Wen. When Fu Jian of the Former Qin invaded in 383, he directed the defence in which his relatives Xie Shi and Xie Xuan won the Battle of Fei River.
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