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Yao Hong

388–417 · 5th century

Yao Hong was the last ruler of the Later Qin, the Qiang-ruled state of the Yao family at Chang'an. He succeeded his father Yao Xing in 416, but in 417 the Eastern Jin general Liu Yu captured Chang'an, and Yao Hong was taken south and executed at Jiankang.

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Later Qin

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