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Swi Dynasty

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The twelfth Imperial dynasty of China, founded by Yang-kien, Prince of Swi, A.D. 587. He assumed the name of Wen-tee (King Wen).

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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