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Taizong - The Emperor who shaped the Tang Dynasty Page 2 | The Xienbei tribe gained power in Northern China during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD) when Cao Cao of the Wei Kingdom put them in charge of the military to stand against the Wu and Shu kingdoms.
After Tuoba Wei established the Northern Wei Dynasty, which lasted from 386 to 534 AD, he began a series of sinicization programs. For
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example he adopted the Han language and culture, and encouraged marriages between the Han and Xienbei tribes. He also placed many Hans in important positions in the court. The Li family, through their marriages with brides from the Xienbei tribes, became one of the aristocratic Han families who gained prominence during this period of sinicization.
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