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Liu Bang was born during the later years of the Warring States period; [4] his parents are only remembered as "Liu Taigong" and "Liu Ao" (劉媪; 'Old Madam Liu'). His family was from Zhongyang (中陽里) in the state of Chu. [4] According to legend, Liu Bang was conceived after Liu Ao encountered a jiaolong during a rainstorm. [9]
However, after Liu Bang advanced to Guling, Han Xin and Peng Yue did not arrive. Xiang Yu then attacked and inflicted a severe defeat on Liu's army, forcing Liu's soldiers to remain behind the barricades of their camp. On the advice of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, Liu Bang promised to make Han Xin King of Chu and Peng Yue King of Liang. With this ...
Liu barely escaped another defeat at Xingyang, but Xiang was unable to pursue him because Liu Bang induced Ying Bu, the King of Huainan, to rebel against Xiang. [20] After Liu occupied Chenggao along with a large Qin grain storage, Xiang threatened to kill Liu's father if he did not surrender, but Liu did not give in to Xiang's threats. [20]
The Han dynasty was founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gao (r. 202–195 BC). ... When an emperor died, the first year of a ...
The Han dynasty [a] was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and a warring interregnum known as the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC), and it was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD).
Liu Bang got angry again, saying, "There were dozens of deserters, yet you did not chase after them. When you say that you chased after Han Xin, you must be lying to me." Xiao He then explained Han Xin's talent and forcibly insisted that Liu Bang immediately promote Han Xin to the highest rank in the army, the Commander-in-Chief (大將軍).
In late 200 BC, Liu Bang personally led his forces to attack Hán Xin and forced him to retreat to Xiongnu territory. However, Liu Bang eventually had to retreat after he was defeated by the Xiongnu at the Battle of Baideng. In the following years, Hán Xin and the Xiongnu constantly raided the Hàn Empire's northern border.
In any case, as the coalition army fragmented, Liu Bang escaped with a handful of mounted bodyguards, and he encountered on the road his eldest daughter and second eldest son Liu Ying. The Chu army coerced a local into leading them to two of Liu Bang's family members: his father Liu Taigong and wife Lü Zhi. These two Xiang Yu captured and ...