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Dou Xian

Dou Xian (竇憲 dou4 xian4 50s - 92), leader of the consort clan Dou, first of which engaged in the struggle for power against eunuchs in the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty.

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See also: Chinese history, Eastern Han Dynasty, Wu Hu

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