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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Classical World Figures from China
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Emperor Gaozu of Han
-256–-195East Asia
He was a minor village official who joined a rebellion, survived when everyone else around him failed, and founded a dynasty that lasted four centuries.
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Emperor Wu of Han
-156–-87East Asia
He doubled the size of China, exhausted its treasury, launched campaigns that lasted decades, and was still regarded as one of the greatest emperors who ever lived.
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