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- Xiang Yu (c.232 – c. January 202 BC), [ 1 ] born Xiang Ji, was the Hegemon-King of Western Chu during the Chu–Han Contention period (206–202 BC) of China. A noble of the state of Chu, Xiang Yu rebelled against the Qin dynasty, destroying their last remnants and becoming a powerful warlord.
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Xiang Yu (c. 232 – c.January 202 BC), [1] born Xiang Ji, was the Hegemon-King of Western Chu during the Chu–Han Contention period (206–202 BC) of China. A noble of the state of Chu, Xiang Yu rebelled against the Qin dynasty, destroying their last remnants and becoming a powerful warlord.
Xiang Yu was a Chinese general and leader of the rebel forces that overthrew the Qin dynasty (221–207 bce). He was the principal contestant for control of China with Liu Bang, who, as the Gaozu emperor, founded the Han dynasty (206 bce–220 ce). Xiang Yu’s defeat signaled the end of the old.
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- Early Career
- The Battle of Julu and Xiang's Rise to Military Supremacy
- Entry Into Qin Proper and Xiang's Jealousy of Liu Bang
- Xiang's Deposition of Prince Xin of Chu and Division of The Empire
- Xiang's Downfall
- Chu-Han Contention
- Impact on Chinese History
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Xiang Yu was born Hsiang Chi in 232 B.C.E., to a noble family in the former state of Chu, which had ceased to exist when Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor unified the country. Life was not easy under Qin rule for a family which had been privileged in the now defunct kingdom of Chu (楚). Xiang Yu was raised by his uncle Xiàng Liáng, which suggested th...
Song Yi appeared brilliant while talking but was fairly incompetent as a general. Confident that Qin and Zhao(趙) forces would wear each other out, and not realizing that Zhao was in danger of soon being destroyed, Song stopped some distance away from Julu (鉅鹿, in modern Xingtai, Hebei), where the Prince of Zhao and his forces had retreated, and did...
Xiang then prepared an invasion against the heart of Qin, intending to wipe Qin out. He was unaware that, by this point, the other Chu general, Liú Bāng (劉邦) had already proceeded deep into Qin and was near its capital Xianyang (咸陽) (near modern Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陝西)). Xiányáng and Qin's final ruler, Zi Ying ( 子嬰), surrendered to Liu's forces in...
Xiàng, jealous of Liú, suggested to Prince Xin of Chu that while Liu should be made a prince, he should not be given Guanzhong (關中, Interior of Passes, or Guanzhong Plain). Instead, he suggested that Qin proper be separated into three sections and divided among Zhang Han and his two deputies; their territories were to be known as the Three Qins. Pr...
Xiang rewarded several generals from the rebel coalition states, who had supported him in the campaign against Qin, by placing them in the original seats of the princes who had sent them. He also left several important figures who did not support him without principalities, despite their contributions to the effort against Qin. Soon after this divi...
The rebel kings derived from the collapse of Qin Dynasty formed two opposing camps, one headed by Liu Bang (劉邦), King of Han, and the other headed by Xiang Yu (項羽), Overlord of the Western Chu. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang fought a five-year war known as the Chu Han Contention (楚漢相爭 or 楚漢春秋, 206–202 B.C.E.). Initially, Xiang had the advantages of a much l...
Xiang's heroism on the battlefield and his death at the hands of Liu Bang, immortalized in the Shǐjì (史記, "Records of the Grand Historian") has made him a cultural hero in Chinesefolk tales and poetry. His dominance over the princes was undeniable; he defeated every single opponent in combat. Even Han Xin (韓信), one of the greatest commanders in Chi...
Through time, Chinese folk tales and poetry made Xiang Yu a glamorous general. He is seen by Chinese as an eager young man desiring to change the world with his own hands, whose ambitions ended abruptly when he committed suicide at the age of thirty. He is depicted as a ruthless leader, in sharp contrast to his rival, Liu Bang (Emperor Gao, commonl...
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Mar 22, 2018 · These two leaders were Xiang Yu, the ruler of Chu, and Liu Bang (also known as Liu Ji), the King of Han. Even though Xiang Yu was the very man who had crowned Liu Bang as the king of Han (in 206 BCE), the protégé slowly began to gain advantage against his master.
Xiang Yu (项羽) (232 BCE – 202 BCE), a prominent figure in ancient Chinese history, is widely remembered as a formidable military and political leader during the late years of the Qin Dynasty and the early stages of the Chu-Han Contention.
Xiang Yu, a prominent military and rebel leader, has been widely deemed the most renowned tragic hero in Chinese history since his death in 202 BC. His matchless might and prowess had not only awed his rivals in battle, but also won him great respect from his followers and future generations.
This article delves into the enthralling historical narrative of Xiang Yu, a legendary warlord of ancient China. It traces his journey from a promising milit...
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