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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: 540 deaths, 541 deaths, 542 deaths, 543 deaths, 544 deaths, 545 deaths, 546 deaths, 547 deaths, 548 deaths, 549 deaths, Benedict of Nursia, Dionysius Exiguus, Clotilde, Scholastica, Theudebert I, Maelgwn Gwynedd, Emperor Wu of Liang, Gao Huan, Caesarius of Arles, Theodora, Gao Cheng, Iarlaithe mac Loga, Medardus, Xiao Zhengde, Adolius, Zhu Yi, Palladius of Embrun, Finnian of Clonard, Ly Nam, Octa of Kent, Princess Xu Zhaopei, Saint Gildard, Empress Yifu, Artabazes, Ciaran of Clonmacnoise, Eogan Bel, Probus, Herculanus of Perugia, Boraides, Odran of Iona, Diarmaid the Just, Stotzas, Barsanuphius of Palestine, Adhurgunbadh, Crimthann Srem mac Echado, Ephraim of Antioch, Empress Yujiulu, Vedast, Cyprian of Toulon, Tribonian, Gaudiosus of Tarazona, Saint Lycerius, Theudis, Severinus of Sanseverino and Victorinus of Camerino, Beopheung of Silla, Peranius, David the Dendrite, Anwon of Goguryeo, Eutocius of Ascalon, Nebridius, Vitiges, Theudigisel, Walthari, Arcadius of Bourges, Saint Wenna, Laurence of Siponto, Ildibad, Parthemius, Eraric, Eoppa of Bernicia. Excerpt: Emperor Wu of Liang ( ) (464-549), personal name Xiao Yan ( ), courtesy name Shuda ( ), nickname Lian'er ( ), was the founding emperor of the Chinese Liang Dynasty. His reign, until the end, was one of the most stable and prosperous during the Southern Dynasties. Emperor Wu created universities and extending the Confucian civil service exams, demanding that sons of nobles study. He was well read himself and wrote poetry and patronized the arts. Although for governmental affairs he was Confucian in values, he embraced Buddhism as well. He himself was attracted to many Indian traditions. He banned the sacrifice of animals and was against execution. It was said that he received the Buddhist precepts during his reign, earning him the nickname The Bodhisat...
