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China: Emperor Guangwu (r.25-57 CE), fifth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE-9 CE).

China: Emperor Guangwu (r.25-57 CE), fifth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE-9 CE).

Emperor Guangwu (13 January 5 BCE – 29 March 57 CE), born Liu Xiu, was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty, restorer of the dynasty in AD 25 and thus founder of the Later Han or Eastern Han (the restored Han Dynasty). Initially he ruled over part of China, but through the suppression and conquest of regional warlords, the whole of China was consolidated by the time of his death in 57.

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