Central Branch | 24 Histories

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Central Branch was an official.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

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AD 937 裴氏自晉、魏以來，世為名族，居燕者號「東眷」，居涼者號「西眷
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 137

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 57Volume 57 Miscellaneous Biographies 37: Li Song, Li Lin, Jia Wei, Duan Xiyao, Zhang Yun, Wang Song, Pei Hao, Wang Renyu, Pei Yu, Wang Yan, Ma Zhongji, Zhao Yanyi · 1 passage

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裴氏自晉、魏以來，世為名族，居燕者號「東眷」，居涼者號「西眷」，居河東者號「中眷」。 The Pei clan had been an eminent family since the Jin and Wei dynasties; those in Yan were called the "Eastern Branch," those in Liang the "Western Branch," and those in Hedong the "Central Branch."