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Xi'an

Also known as

Chang-ngan
Changan
Cháng'ān
Chángān
Hsi'an
Hsi'an

Image illustrating Xi'an — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Xi'ansee Wikimedia Commons

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in country · located inPeople's Republic of China1949 CE
located inRepublic of China1912 CE
located inTang dynasty618 CE
continentAsia
containsChang'an University2000 CE
birthplace ofChen Zijie1989 CE
birthplace ofDong Zhao1902 CE
place of death ofDong Zhongshu179 BCE
place of death ofEmperor Ai of Han24 BCE
place of death ofEmperor Shunzong of Tang761 CE
place of death ofEmperor Zhao of Han94 BCE

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