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The restored
dynasty did not
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reach the peak
attained by
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earlier rulers.
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Political
decline was continuous.
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Central
authority crumbled as
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court factions,
the scholar-
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gentry,
emperor's wives,
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eunuchs, and
regional lords
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dueled for
power.
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The dynasty
ended in 200 C.E.
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