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Zhou Wen
Zhou Wen was a general of Chen Sheng's Zhangchu during the Dazexiang uprising against the Qin dynasty. In 209 BCE he led a large rebel army through the Hangu Pass to within reach of the Qin capital Xianyang, but was driven back by the Qin general Zhang Han, who had armed convicts and labourers, and he took his own life after further defeats.
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