Wang died during the battle at the palace, as did his daughter Princess Huanghuang (the former empress of Han and widow of Emperor Ping). After Wang died, the crowd fought over the right to have the credit for having killed Wang, and many soldiers died in the ensuing fight. Wang's body was cut into pieces, and his head was delivered to the provisional Han capital Wancheng, to be hung on the city wall.

Attempted consolidation of power

After Wang Mang's

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