Deaths on May 30

Ma Xifan

Died on May 30, 0947

Ma Xifan, king of Chu (b. 899)

Ma Xifan (traditional Chinese: 馬希範; simplified Chinese: 马希范; pinyin: Mǎ Xīfàn; 899 – May 30, 947), courtesy name Baogui (寶規), formally Prince Wenzhao of Chu (楚文昭王), was the third ruler of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Chu.

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Ma Xifan
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