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    Xin Zhui (Chinese: 辛追; [ɕín ʈʂwéɪ]; c. 217 BC–168 or 169 BC), also known as Lady Dai or the Marquise of Dai, was a Chinese noblewoman. She was the wife...
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    western Han dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD): the Chancellor Li Cang, his wife Xin Zhui, and a male believed to have been their son. The site was excavated from...
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  • Xin Zhui (died 163 BC), Marquise of Dai Xin Ping, d. 204 – minister to Han Fu in the Eastern Han dynasty Xin Pi, minister for the Cao Wei empire Xin Xianying...
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    including items found in the tombs of the Marquis of Dai and his wife, Xin Zhui, in Mawangdui. The museum was closed on 18 June 2012 for renovation and...
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    despite being buried in an environment not conducive to mummification is Xin Zhui. Also known as Lady Dai, she was discovered in the early 1970s at the Mawangdui...
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    of the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), the main examples being those of Xin Zhui and the Mawangdui Han tombs site. While these remains have been extraordinarily...
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    discovered strung together. At Tomb No. 1, which is the resting place of Xin Zhui (the Marquise of Dai), around 100,000 clay Ban Liang cash coins were recovered...
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  • Menander (b. c. 219 BC) Jia Yi, Chinese statesman and poet (b. 200 BC) Xin Zhui, wife of Li Cang (利蒼), the Marquis of Dai and Chancellor of Changsha Kingdom...
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    The famous Mawangdui tombs were constructed between 186 and 165 BC. Lady Xin Zhui was buried in the earliest tomb (No. 2) and, during its excavation in the...
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    Menander (b. c. 219 BC) Jia Yi, Chinese statesman and poet (b. 200 BC) Xin Zhui, wife of Li Cang (利蒼), the Marquis of Dai and Chancellor of Changsha Kingdom...
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