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19. HAU Liang Ki.

後梁紀

Names of the Sovereigns.

1 ★ÑŒ Tái tsú.

1 太祖

2梁主瑱

Cotemporary Chinese Events.

!

The greatest hero of this age

劉鄩 步百計 Kiú

24 t HỀ Liang Chú tien. Tsin at one step could execute a

hundred stratagems!

20. HAU Tang Ki.

後

Names of the Sovereign

1 I莊宗 Chwáng tsuing

2 B

Ming t1.

3閔宗 Min tí.

4. 廢帝 Feiti.

履带

Cótemporary Chinese Events.

| 傳粉墨與優人共戯

This emperor (Chwáng) painted

his face and with stage players engaged in theatricals.

每夕焚香祝天,this

emperor (Min) every evening burnt incense and paid his vOWS 'to heaven.

21. 後晉貎 Hau Tsın Kr.

Names of the Sovereigns.

A

1 高祖 Kau toú.

2出帝 Ch'uh tí.

HAU

Cotemporary Chinese Events.

楊延政剝皮 Yang Yen-

ching flayed the poor people. He

set up his throne in Fuhkien.

22. How HAN, KI.

Names of the Sovereigns.

1 高祖 Káu teú.

2隱帝 Yin tí.

Cotemporary Chine Events.

1 大風發屋拔本atem-

pest overturned the houses and luprooted the trees.

These wú tái, or five dynasties-Liáng, Táng, Tsin, Hán, and