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Yao Xing
Yao Xing was the second ruler of the Later Qin, from 394 to 416. He defeated the remnants of the Former Qin and the Western Qin and ruled much of north-western China from Chang'an, where he brought the monk Kumarajiva in 401 to direct the translation of Buddhist scriptures into Chinese.
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