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Born in Shangyu, Zhejiang, Xie's traced his ancestry to Taikang, Henan.

Dcattell ( talk) 07:40, 11 January 2012 (UTC) reply

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Later, because of his defiant attitude, he was arrested, and was later captured and executed in 433 at Nanhai (near modern Guangzhou).

Dcattell ( talk) 16:39, 11 January 2012 (UTC) reply