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Zhaoxian

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Zhaoxian or Zhao Xian may refer to:

  • Zhao County (赵县; Zhào Xiàn), Hebei, China
  • Zhaoxian (Taoism) (照仙), "illuminated immortals", who achieve transcendence through constant periods of thought and recollection

People with the name Zhaoxian or Zhao Xian include:

  • Bi Gui (died 249), courtesy name Zhaoxian (昭先), official of the state of Cao Wei
  • Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809–840), posthumous name Emperor Zhaoxian (昭獻皇帝)
  • Empress Dowager Du (c. 902–961), posthumous name Empress Dowager Zhaoxian (昭憲太后), mother of Emperor Taizu of Song
  • Emperor Gong of Song (1271–1323), personal name Zhao Xian (趙㬎)

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