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- ↑ 12th month of the 4th year of Emperor Wen's reign, per vol.14 of Zizhi Tongjian. The month corresponds to 10 Jan to 8 Feb 176 BCE in the Julian calendar.
- ↑ Nienhauser et al. (2002) , p. 79
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