Xiaowu is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Emperor Xiaowu of Jin
Emperor Xiaowu of Jin (; 362 – 6 November 396), personal name Sima Yao (), courtesy name Changming (), was an emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in China. During his reign, Jin saw his dynasty survive a major attempt by Former Qin to destro ...
(362–396), an emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (266–420) in China
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Emperor Xiaowu of Liu Song
The word ''emperor'' (from , via ) can mean the male ruler of an empire. ''Empress'', the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother/grandmother (empress dowager/ grand empress dowager), or a woman who rule ...
(430–464), an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song
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Emperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei
Emperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei ((北)魏孝武帝) (510 – February 3, 535), personal name Yuan Xiu (元脩 or 元修), courtesy name Xiaoze (孝則), at times known as Emperor Chu (出帝, "the emperor who fled"), was the last emperor of the Xian ...
(510–535), an emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei
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Empress Gao (Xiaowu)
Empress Gao (高皇后, personal name unknown) was an empress of the Xianbei-led Northern Wei dynasty of China. Her husband was Emperor Xiaowu.
She was the oldest daughter of the paramount general Gao Huan. Gao Huan had overthrown the Erzhu cla ...
, empress of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei: her husband was Emperor Xiaowu
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Ruan Xiaowu
Ruan Xiaowu, also known as Ruan the Fifth, is a fictional character in ''Water Margin'', one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Lives-Shortening Second Brother", he ranks 29th among the 36 Heavenly Spirits of th ...
, fictional character in the ''Water Margin'', one of the four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature
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