Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi
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Emperor Wenxuan of (Northern) Qi ( 齊文宣帝) (526-559), personal name Gao Yang, courtesy name Zijin (子進), Xianbei nickname Hounigan (侯尼干), was the founding emperor of the Northern Qi dynasty of China. He was the second son of the Eastern Wei's paramount general Gao Huan.
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Emperor Wenxuan of (Northern) Qi ( 齊文宣帝) (526-559), personal name Gao Yang, courtesy name Zijin (子進), Xianbei nickname Hounigan (侯尼干), was the founding emperor of the Northern Qi dynasty of China. He was the second son of the Eastern Wei's paramount general Gao Huan. Following the death of his brother and Gao Huan's designated successor and eldest son Gao Cheng in 549, Gao Yang became the regent of Eastern Wei. In 550, he forced the Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei to yield the throne to him, ending the Eastern Wei dynasty and starting the Northern Qi dynasty.
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