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Prince of Chu
Ma Xiguang 馬希廣
Prince of Chu
Prince of Chu
Tenure
31 July 947[1][2] – 21 January 951[3][2]
Predecessor
Ma Xifan
Successor
Ma Xi'e
Jiedushi of Wu'an Circuit (武安軍節度使)
Tenure
31 July 947[1][2] – 21 January 951[3][2] (Acting: 2 June[1][2]–31 July 947)
Predecessor
Ma Xifan
Successor
Ma Xi'e
Born
Unknown Likely Changsha
Died
25 January 951 Changsha
Burial
951
Changsha
Wife
Wife, name unknown
Issue
One or more sons, name(s) unknown
Names
Mǎ Xīguǎng (馬希廣)
Era dates
Adopted the era names of Later Han: Tianfu (天福): 947[4] Qiányòu (乾祐): 948–951
Posthumous name
None
House
Ma
Dynasty
Ma Chu
Father
Ma Yin
Mother
Lady Chen
Ma Xiguang (traditional Chinese: 馬希廣; simplified Chinese: 马希广; pinyin: Mǎ Xīguǎng; died 25 January 951[2][3]), courtesy name Depi (德丕), was the fourth ruler of the Chinese Ma Chu dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
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