Not much is known about Yang Zhi's life before she married Emperor Wu. Before Empress Yang Yan died in 274, she was fearful that whoever became empress next would undermine her developmentally-disabled son Crown Prince Zhong's position as crown prince, and therefore she asked Emperor Wu to marry her cousin Yang Zhi after her death. Emperor Wu agreed and, in 276, married Yang Zhi and created her empress. Her father Yang ...

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Empress Yang Zhi, Empress Yang Zhi - Marriage to Emperor Wu and life as empress, Empress Yang Zhi - As empress dowager

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Sima Ying was Emperor Wu of Jin's 16th son, by his concubine Consort Cheng. In 289, Emperor Wu created him the Prince of Chengdu. After Emperor Wu died in 290 and Emperor Hui succeeded to the throne, Sima Ying remained in the capital Luoyang. However, after he once rebuked Jia Mi (賈謐), the nephew of Emperor Hui's powerful wife Empress Jia Nanfeng, for disrespecting Emperor Hui's son Sima Yu the crown prince, Empress Jia sent Sima Ying away from the capital to take up the defense post for the important city of Yecheng (鄴城, in modern H ...

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Sima Ying, Sima Ying - Early career, Sima Ying - After overthrowing Sima Lun, Sima Ying - As regent and crown prince, Sima Ying - After removal as crown prince

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Sima Chi was one of the youngest sons of Emperor Wu, the founding emperor of Jin, by his concubine Consort Wang. Just prior to Emperor Wu's death in 290, he was created the Prince of Yuzhang. During the early stages of the War of the Eight Princes during his developmentally disabled brother Emperor Hui's reign, unlike the other princes fighting for power, Prince Chi did not get himself in political or military matters, but spent his time studying history. In late 304, when Emperor Hui was forcibly taken from the capital Luoyang to Cha ...

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Emperor Huai of Jin, Emperor Huai of Jin - As Prince of Yuzhang and crown prince, Emperor Huai of Jin - Reign, Emperor Huai of Jin - After capture by Han Zhao, Emperor Huai of Jin - Era name, Emperor Huai of Jin - Personal information

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The binomial theorem can be stated by saying that the polynomial sequence is of binomial type. ...

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Binomial theorem, Binomial theorem - Newton's generalized binomial theorem, Binomial theorem - Binomial type, Binomial theorem - Proof inductive, Binomial theorem - Trivia

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In 281, Emperor Wu took 5,000 women from Sun Hao's palace into his own, and thereafter became even more concentrated on feasting and enjoying the women, rather than on important matters of state. It was said that there were so many beautiful women in the palace that he did not know whom he should have sexual relations with; he therefore rode on a small cart drawn by goats, and wherever the goats would stop, he would stop there, as well. Because of this, many of the women planted bamboo leaves and salt outside their bedrooms -- both items sai ...

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Emperor Wu of Jin, Emperor Wu of Jin - Life before establishment of the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Jin - Early reign: establishment of the Jin political system, Emperor Wu of Jin - Middle reign: unification of the Chinese empire, Emperor Wu of Jin - Late reign: setting the stage for disasters, Emperor Wu of Jin - Era names, Emperor Wu of Jin - Personal information

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In 276, Emperor Wu suffered a major illness -- which led to a succession crisis. While Crown Prince Zhong would be the legitimate heir, but both the officials and the people hoped that Emperor Wu's capable brother, Sima You the Prince of Qi, would inherit the throne instead. After Emperor Wu became well, he divested some military commands from officials that he thought wanted Prince You to be emperor, but otherwise took no other punitive actions against anyone. Later that year, Yang Hu again brought to Emperor Wu's attention his plan ...

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Emperor Wu of Jin, Emperor Wu of Jin - Life before establishment of the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Jin - Early reign: establishment of the Jin political system, Emperor Wu of Jin - Middle reign: unification of the Chinese empire, Emperor Wu of Jin - Late reign: setting the stage for disasters, Emperor Wu of Jin - Era names, Emperor Wu of Jin - Personal information

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Around 359 BC, Shang Yang (商鞅), a minister of the State of Qin, initiated a series of reforms that transformed Qin from a backward state into one that surpasses the other six states. It is generally regarded that this is the point where Qin started to become the most dominant state in China. See Shang Yang's page for a summary of the reforms and policies that was instituted. ...

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Warring States Period, Warring States Period - Partition of Jin, Warring States Period - Change of Government in Qi, Warring States Period - Early strife in the Three Jins Qi and Qin, Warring States Period - Shang Yang's reforms in Qin, Warring States Period - Ascension of the Kingdoms, Warring States Period - Chu expansion and defeats, Warring States Period - The Domination of Qin and the resulting Grand Strategies, Warring States Period - Zhao's military reforms, Warring States Period - Qin's conquest of China, Warring States Period - Films set in the Warring States Period

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Immediately upon Prince Ying's ascension to the throne as Emperor Hui, Empress Lü, now empress dowager, became the effective lead figure in his administration. She wanted to carry out a plot of revenge against Consort Qi and her son Ruyi. She first arrested Consort Qi and put her in prison garbs (shaved head, confined by stock, and wearing red clothes). She then summoned Liu Ruyi to the capital -- an attempt that was initially resisted by Ruyi's chief of staff Zhou Chang (周昌), whom she respected because he was one of the officials who i ...

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Emperor Hui of Han, Emperor Hui of Han - Early life and years as crown prince, Emperor Hui of Han - Reign as emperor, Emperor Hui of Han - Marriage and children, Emperor Hui of Han - Personal information

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Jia Nanfeng was born in 257, to the Jin official Jia Chong and his second wife Guo Huai (郭槐). She was their oldest daughter, although Jia Chong had two daughters with his first wife Lady Li prior to his marriage to Lady Guo. They would have one more daughter, Jia Wu (賈午), in 260. They also had two sons, both of whom died young. In 271, as Jia desperately wanted to avoid an assignment to lead an army against the Xianbei rebel Tufa Shujineng (禿髮樹機能), he decided to try to have his daughter married to Emperor Wu's develo ...

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Empress Jia Nanfeng, Empress Jia Nanfeng - Early life and marriage to Crown Prince Zhong, Empress Jia Nanfeng - As empress, Empress Jia Nanfeng - Role in coups against Yan Jun and Sima Liang, Empress Jia Nanfeng - As paramount authority, Empress Jia Nanfeng - Downfall and death

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In 1947, Miranda Yang Meng moved with her family to Hong Kong, where she attended Maryknoll Convent School. In 1949, In conjunction with school's event, She was chosen to play the leading role in school's English language production of Saint Joan. First-time acting and being worried, Yang Meng was thinking to withdraw but the headmaster insisted that she must go on. The play was well received at last. This was where the star-to-be dev ...

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Xia Meng, Xia Meng - Debut On Stage, Xia Meng - A Star is Born, Xia Meng - The Great Wall Crown Princess, Xia Meng - Cultural Revolution, Xia Meng - Return as Movie Producer, Xia Meng - Awards, Xia Meng - Political activities, Xia Meng - Tribute to Xia Meng, Xia Meng - Filmography

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In winter 192 BC, Emperor Hui married Empress Zhang, a marriage that would not yield any children. However, whether Emperor Hui actually had children during or before his reign is a controversial question. The officials, including Chen Ping (陳平) and Zhou Bo (周勃), who would later overthrow the Lü clan after the deaths of both Emperor Hui and Empress Dowager Lü, claimed that Emperor Hui had no sons -- but that Empress Zhang, at Empress Dowager Lü's instigation, stolen eight boys from other people, put their mothers to death, and mad ...

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Emperor Hui of Han, Emperor Hui of Han - Early life and years as crown prince, Emperor Hui of Han - Reign as emperor, Emperor Hui of Han - Marriage and children, Emperor Hui of Han - Personal information

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His positions in the Republic of China government included: Commanding general of the armored vehicles division (甲兵司令) Commanding general of the unified logistics division (聯勤總司令) Commandant of the Army Strategies College (陸軍指揮參謀大學) Chancellor of the Three-Military University (三軍大學校長) Senior advisor to the President (總統府資政) Secretary-General, Counc ...

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Chiang Wei-kuo, Chiang Wei-kuo - Early Life, Chiang Wei-kuo - Political Career, Chiang Wei-kuo - Final Years

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When n = 1, . For the inductive step, assume it holds for m. Then for n = m + 1, (a + b)m + 1 = a(a + b)m + b(a + b)m = by the inductive hypot ...

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Binomial theorem, Binomial theorem - Newton's generalized binomial theorem, Binomial theorem - Binomial type, Binomial theorem - Proof inductive, Binomial theorem - Trivia

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The ruling Kuomintang nominated Lee Teng-hui in August 1995 at its 14th Party Congress after plans to institute a closed primary system by his opponents were thwarted. As his running mate, Lee chose Lien Chan, who promised to resign as Premier if he were elected Vice President. The Democratic Progressive Party conducted an extensive nomination process: the presidential candidate was selected after two rounds of voting and fifty public debates by the two finalists. Hsu Hsin-liang, Lin Yi-hsiung, Yu Ching, and Peng Ming-min contended fo ...

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ROC presidential election 1996, ROC presidential election 1996 - Candidates, ROC presidential election 1996 - 1996 Taiwan Straits Crisis

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Magic square - Magic Square of Primes. Rudolf Ondrejka discovered the following 3x3 magic square of primes, in this case nine Chen primes: Magic square - n-Queens problem. In 1992, Demirörs, Rafraf, and Tanik published a method for converting some magic squares into N-queens solutions, and vice versa. ...

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Magic square, Magic square - Brief history of magic squares, Magic square - The Lo Shu Square 3x3 magic square, Magic square - The early squares of order four 4x4 magic squares, Magic square - Cultural significance of magic squares, Magic square - Albrecht Dürer's magic square, Magic square - The Sagrada Família magic square, Magic square - Types of magic squares and their construction, Magic square - A method for constructing a magic square of odd order, Magic square - A method of constructing a magic square of doubly even order, Magic square - Counting magic squares, Magic square - Generalizations, Magic square - Extra constraints, Magic square - Different constraints, Magic square - Other operations, Magic square - Other magic shapes, Magic square - Combined extensions, Magic square - Related problems, Magic square - Magic Square of Primes, Magic square - n-Queens problem

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How Xia Meng stepped into movie industry was in fact an unintentional one. In 1950,curiousity has driven Yang Meng and her friends to visit the film set of Great Wall Movie Enterprises Ltd, and this was where she was first spotted by the crews, as well as Studio manager Yuan Yang An. Through the help of his daughter Mao Mei (later a celebrated movie star and Hong Kong foremost Ballerina), Yang Meng accepted Yuan's invitation and joined the studio in the age of 17. Inspired by Shakespere's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the new actr ...

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Xia Meng, Xia Meng - Debut On Stage, Xia Meng - A Star is Born, Xia Meng - The Great Wall Crown Princess, Xia Meng - Cultural Revolution, Xia Meng - Return as Movie Producer, Xia Meng - Awards, Xia Meng - Political activities, Xia Meng - Tribute to Xia Meng, Xia Meng - Filmography

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The binomial theorem can be stated by saying that the polynomial sequence is of binomial type. ...

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Binomial theorem, Binomial theorem - Newton's generalized binomial theorem, Binomial theorem - Binomial type, Binomial theorem - A proof, Binomial theorem - Trivia

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Sima Yan was born to Sima Zhao and his wife Wang Yuanji, daughter of the Confucian scholar Wang Su (王肅), in 236, as their oldest son. At that time, Sima Zhao was a mid-level official in the Cao Wei government and a member of a privileged clan, as the son of the renowned general Sima Yi. After Sima Yi seized power from the regent Cao Shuang in 249, Sima Zhao became more and more important. After his father's death in 251, Sima Zhao became the assistant to his brother, the new regent Sima Shi. After Sima Shi died in 2 ...

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Emperor Wu of Jin, Emperor Wu of Jin - Life before establishment of the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Jin - Early reign: establishment of the Jin political system, Emperor Wu of Jin - Middle reign: unification of the Chinese empire, Emperor Wu of Jin - Late reign: setting the stage for disasters, Emperor Wu of Jin - Era names, Emperor Wu of Jin - Personal information

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We use mathematical induction. When n = 0, we have For the inductive step, assume the theorem holds when the exponent is m. Then for n = m + 1, (a + b)m + 1 = a(a + b)m + b(a + b)m by the inductive hypothesis

In 39, Emperor Guangwu created all of his sons, other than Crown Prince Jiang, dukes, and Prince Yang was created the Duke of Donghai. He quickly became known for his intelligence even in his young age, and he often made quick judgments of situations that turned out to be correct. Emperor Guangwu became very impressed with him. By 41, Empress Guo, having lost favor, was constantly complaining about that fact, which angered Emperor Guangwu. In 41, he deposed her and created Duke Yang's mother Consort Yin empress instead. All of the imp ...

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Emperor Ming of Han, Emperor Ming of Han - Family background, Emperor Ming of Han - As Duke/Prince of Donghai and crown prince, Emperor Ming of Han - Early reign, Emperor Ming of Han - Late reign, Emperor Ming of Han - The Chu and Huaiyang-related mass executions, Emperor Ming of Han - Campaigns against North Xiongnu and reassertion of suzerainty over Xiyu, Emperor Ming of Han - Death, Emperor Ming of Han - Era name, Emperor Ming of Han - Personal information

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List of Taiwanese people - Painters and calligraphers. Fu Baoshi Liang Kai See also: List of Taiwanese painters List of Taiwanese people - Actors and Actresses. Annie Shizuka Inoh 伊能静 Chen BoLin Chang Chen 張震 Jerry Yan 言承旭 Joey Wong 王祖賢 Ken Chu 朱孝天 Ko Chun-hsiung Jimmy Lin 林志穎 Ruby Lin 林心� ...

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List of Taiwanese people, List of Taiwanese people - Republic of China politicians, List of Taiwanese people - Artists and perfomers, List of Taiwanese people - Painters and calligraphers, List of Taiwanese people - Actors and Actresses, List of Taiwanese people - Film-makers, List of Taiwanese people - Singers & Groups, List of Taiwanese people - Musicians, List of Taiwanese people - Athletes, List of Taiwanese people - Educators, List of Taiwanese people - Business tycoons, List of Taiwanese people - Entrepreneurs, List of Taiwanese people - Philosophers and writers, List of Taiwanese people - Linguists, List of Taiwanese people - Religion, List of Taiwanese people - Scientists and engineers, List of Taiwanese people - Others

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