《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪四十一》
因无子嗣，封国撤除。
无子，国除。
Because he had no sons, his vassal state was abolished.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 无子，国除。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
Step 1: Identify the individual characters and their meanings:
无 (wú): not, without
子 (zǐ): son
国 (guó): state, country
除 (chú): abolish, remove

Step 2: Combine the characters to understand the meaning of the phrase:
无子: without a son
国除: to abolish a state

Step 3: Translate the phrase into English:
Because he had no sons, his vassal state was abolished.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 无子，国除。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Identify the individual characters and their meanings:
无 (wú): not, without
子 (zǐ): son
国 (guó): state, country
除 (chú): abolish, remove

Step 2: Combine the characters to understand the meaning of the phrase:
无子: without a son
国除: to abolish a state

Step 3: Translate the phrase into English:
Because he had no sons, his vassal state was abolished.
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