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... Chinese history ; his superior's fall implicated him , and he was incarcerated for interrogation . Falling ill in prison , he died there at the age of 60. His sister duly rounded out the vast Han shu manuscript and was officially ...
... Chinese history ; his superior's fall implicated him , and he was incarcerated for interrogation . Falling ill in prison , he died there at the age of 60. His sister duly rounded out the vast Han shu manuscript and was officially ...
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... China- d . Nov. 29 , 1974 , Peking ) , military leader , one of the greatest in Chinese communist history , and minister of national defense of China from 1954 until 1959 , when he was removed for criticizing the military and economic ...
... China- d . Nov. 29 , 1974 , Peking ) , military leader , one of the greatest in Chinese communist history , and minister of national defense of China from 1954 until 1959 , when he was removed for criticizing the military and economic ...
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... Chinese , Per- anakan Arabs , Peranakan Dutch , and Per- anakan Indians . The Peranakan Chinese form the largest and the most important group , and for this reason many scholars use " Peranakan " to refer to the Chinese group . Until ...
... Chinese , Per- anakan Arabs , Peranakan Dutch , and Per- anakan Indians . The Peranakan Chinese form the largest and the most important group , and for this reason many scholars use " Peranakan " to refer to the Chinese group . Until ...
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