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Account of a Chinese Emperor and his Destiny to the Empire
An extract from a distant report about China arrives, noting the death of the emperor Khan Hi in Pekin at age 69 in the reign’s 16th month and day. His fourth son succeeds, and the testament begins with Heaven granting him destiny to the empire. The chronologies cited claim emperors have reigned long, with a reflection on happiness as described in the Glaiffick Book Xen Xu Kin.
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Khan Hi