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Heqin
Traditional Chinese 和親
Simplified Chinese 和亲
Literal meaning peace marriage
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Héqīn
Wade–Giles Ho-ch‘in

Heqin means marriage alliance. The term is used in Chinese history. An emperor would marry one of his princesses to his enemy. In return they would have peace with the enemy. It did not always work, and many people hated it.

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