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Meng Fangli

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Meng Fangli (Chinese: 孟方立; died July 2, 889) was a warlord in the late Chinese Tang dynasty who, from 881 to 889, controlled all or part of Zhaoyi Circuit (昭義)—the headquarters of which he moved from Lu Prefecture (潞州, in modern Changzhi, Shanxi) to his home Xing Prefecture (邢州, in modern Xingtai, Hebei)—as its military governor (jiedushi). His move of the headquarters drew resentment from the people of Lu Prefecture, who threw their support behind Li Keyong the military governor of neighboring Hedong Circuit (河東, headquartered in modern Taiyuan, Shanxi), whose forces eventually defeated his. Fearful that his subordinates were turning against him, he committed suicide.