Section: R.1
"Contract for the sale of a house by Yang Hulébu, dated 23rd of eleventh month of Qingtai 3 (936). This contract, transcribed in DSJW: DSJW2:9 and TTD: TTD3:85(136) - 86(135), documents the sale of part of the hereditary estate of Yang and his mother Azhang forced by their financial hardship. The purchasers were Xue Anzi and Xue Fuzi, younger brothers of Xue Ansheng and Xue Wanzi, whose property lies north of the parcel under sale. In addition to the vendors, the names listed at the end of the contract include two other persons sharing common boundaries with the property, Xue Ansheng and Deng Poshan, with property to the west and south respectively, and four witnesses and three 'neighbourhood' witnesses. The name of one of the latter, Zhang Weixian, also appears in Or.8210/S.1898: Or.8210/S.1898."



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