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ouly 18 years of age. He distinguished himself daring the troubles of 307—812 (see Ssu-ma Chih) by raising a local force, and was subsequently advanced to high military rank by the Emperor Tilan Ti of the E. Chin dynasty. Under the Emperor Ming Ti he became Gk)Yernor of ^g ^ Li-yang in Anhui and was ennobled as Duke. Upon the death of Ming Ti, all power passed into the hands of Yfi Liang whom Su Chfin regarded as a mortal enemy; and on this pretext he raised the standard of revolt. Rapidly advancing, he vanquished the Imperial forces under Yfi Liang in person and seized the capital, modern Nanking; but he was soon driven back into Anhui, captured, and beheaded. In 329 the same fate befell his son, who had tried to continue the struggle.

Su Hsiao-hsiao ^ yj> yj>. 11th cent. A.D. A famous courtesan 1779 of H$ingchow, and favourite of the poet Su Shih. She was buried on the shore of the Western Lake near that city. Su Hstln ^}^ (T. 19 ^. H. :^^). A.D. 1009-1066. A 1780 native of ^ |Jj Mei-shan in Sstlch'uan, and father of Su Shih and Su Ch6. He was 27 years old before he displayed any zeal for learning; and after about a year's study he went up for his degree, but failed. He then shut himself up, and abandoning his former attempts at composition, devoted himself to studying not ouly the Confucian Canon but all the various schools of philosophy. This soon made him a ready writer; and when in the year 1056 he went with his two sons to the capital, Ou-yaug Hsiu recommended him for a post, and he was ultimately employed in the Imperial Library. His style came very much into vogue and was regarded as a model for students. See Wang An-shih.

Su Hui ^^ (T. ^ ^ ). 4th cent. A.D. The wife of an official 1781 named ^ ^ Tou T^ao, Su beiug her maiden name, who was banished by Fu Chien to the desert of Tartary. She beguiled the hours by embroidering a poetical palindrome, said to be the