Xiang Yu
Xiang Yu (234-202 BC) was a Chinese rebel leader and king. He was from a noble gender from the state of Chu.
Xiang Yu was from 207 BC. with Liu Bang the main leader of the uprising against the Qin dynasty. In doing so, he managed to make a decisive victory on the Qin army, but it was Liu Bang who eventually took the Qin capital Xiangyang.
After the fall of the Qin dynasty, the rivalry between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang grew. Xiang Yu proclaimed "Supreme Lord of Western Chu" and killed Emperor Huai. In his new capacity, Xiang Yu had the power to provide 18 royal titles and give corresponding areas. Liu Bang was awarded the title "Prince of Haan", but the associated areas (Hanzhong and former states of Ba and Shu) were much smaller than those previously obtained by Liu Bang from Huai. This deteriorated the relationship between both rulers in such a way that they led to the Chu-Hàn war (206-202 BC).
Xiang Yu eventually lost the war. He committed suicide at the age of 32 to the utmost resistance. Literature
Bai Shouyi, An outline of the history of China (2008). Foreign Languages Press.
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