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... roughout the numerous changes in dynasties, when a new dynasty was established, they would not annihilate the previous dynasty’s imperial lineage, but instead often treated them with considerable kindness and favor.
For example, when the Shang Dynasty overthrew the Xia, they merely banished Emperor Jie of Xia.
When the Zhou defeated the Shang, they even ennobled the royal family of the Shang Dynasty, second only to their own royal clan. After the Qin extinguished the six states, ...
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