dec 1, 471 - EMPEROR XIAOWEN 471-499

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Ruled, but also relied on Empress Dowager Wenming: referred to as the "two sages"
Instituted Land reform(485)
All Land owned by State and equally distributed to taxpaying farmers
A new form of rural administration "Three Elders"
Salaried officials -reduce corruption
Moved Capital to Luoyang "An Empire for a City"
Shifted from Calvary to infantry
Actively sinicized and constructed a new elite

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