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Yuwen Hu
Yuwen Hu was a Xianbei statesman, nephew of Yuwen Tai, the strongman of Western Wei. After his uncle's death in 556 he forced the last Western Wei emperor to abdicate in 557 in favour of Yuwen Tai's son Yuwen Jue, founding the Northern Zhou. As regent he deposed and killed two emperors before Emperor Wu had him killed in 572.
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