Qiao Zong

Qiao Zong (d.413) (Traditional Chinese characters 譙縱, Simplified Chinese characters 谯纵, Pinyin Qiáo Zòng) was a Han Chinese military leader in present-day Sichuan province in China during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He proclaimed himself the King of Chengdu (成都王 Chéngdū Wáng) in 405 and was given the title "King of Shu" (蜀王 Shù Wáng) by Yao Xing, ruler of the Later Qin, in 409. His self-governing body had been coopperating with the Later Qin in offensive campaigns along the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) until it was destroyed by a campaign under military subordinates of Liu Yu in 413.

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