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  Millennial Fair – Liu Bang (256 - 195 BC)
Liu Bang (memorable name Wei) was born to peasant parents in Pei County of Jiangsu Province during the late Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC).
Liu Bang knew that his military was not strong enough to defeat the northern tribes, so he bribed the Xiong Nu with food and clothing in exchanged for a peace treaty.
Liu Bang plotted the assassination of Empress Lü and his oldest son but died at the age of sixty-one, when he suffered a relapse from his former injuries, the order for the assassination was therefore never sent out.
www.millennial-fair.com /literature/liubang.html   (1715 words)

  
 The Men of Han
Liu Bang, long an arch rival of the Xiang family, was "honored" with the title King of Han and given a vast territory that included Hubei Province, southern Shaanxi Province and the "wild-west" territory of the Red Basin in modern Sichuan Province.
Liu Bang was not a man to be defeated.
Liu Bang planned to return to his western domain, but his advisors argued that now was the opportune moment to crush his long-time rival.
koreanhistoryproject.org /Ket/C01/E0111.htm   (3021 words)

  
 Emperor Gaozu of the Han, Han Dynasty, China History, Ancient Chinese History
When Xiangyu proclaimed himself the King of Chu, Liu Bang realized that he was inferior to Xiangyu and adopted the suggestions of Xiaohe to move to Hanzhong (present Hanzhong in Shaanxi Province) with the title "King of Han" which was conferred by Xiangyu.
Having defeated Xiangyu, Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty in 202 BC and made Chang'an (present city of Xian) his capital city.
During the time Liu Bang was in power, he continued to use the centralism created by Qin, replaced original vassals and granted lands to his relatives.
www.travelchinaguide.com /intro/history/han/liubang.htm   (496 words)

  
 Concubine Qi
Liu Ruyi (劉如意 pinyin liu2 ru2 yi4), later entitled the Prince of Zhao, was their son.
Ruyi's personality resembled that of Liu Bang and because of this, Bang was reluctant tried several fruitless times to acknowledge Ruyi as the crown prince in place of Liu Ying[?], mainly objected by his biological mother Queen Lü Zhi[?],.
Soon after Liu Bang passed away, Lü, now declared the empress dowager of her emperor son[?], commenced a inhumane plot against Qi and Ruyi.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/co/Concubine_Qi.html   (506 words)

  
 China to the Fall of the Han Dynasty
Liu Bang believed that he was not yet strong enough to defeat the northern tribes, so he bribed the Xiongnu with food and clothing in exchange for their agreeing to no longer raid.
At first, Liu Bang and his aides had tried filling civil service positions with their civil war comrades, but they discovered that these men were inadequate administrators.
Liu Bang died in 195 BCE at the age of sixty, and in death he was given the honorific name Gaodi.
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 Chinese history:Western Han
Time and practice proved that Liu Bang was right to choose Xiao He as his advisor, as Xiao was loyal to Liu all his life, a good administrator of state affairs, and played a significant role in the Han Dynasty.
Many generals who had risked their lives fighting at the frontier took this amiss, but Liu Bang stated that the generals who had fought and captured cities were like the hawks and dogs that hunt prey, while Xiao He was the one to discover the prey's whereabouts and to command the hunt.
Liu Bang was incensed, and wanted to kill Kuai, but Kuai argued, "Jie's dog barks at Yao, that is to say, every one acts according to the nature of the one he serves.
www.chinavoc.com /history/xihan/talent.htm   (2928 words)

  
 China's Imperial Past: Liu Bang, Xiang Yu and the battle for control of China | Radio86.co.uk
Liu had won the race to capture the capital of the Qin dynasty, but when Xiang Yu showed up, he retreated and relinquished all the treasures to the latter in order to avoid conflict.
Liu abolished some of the stringent laws and inhumane penal practices of the Qin dynasty and set out to improve the living conditions of his subordinates.
Liu Bang saw this as an opportunity to tarnish Xiang's reputation and turned to several smaller states for allies in his plan for revenge.
www.radio86.co.uk /explore-learn/china-facts/history/1162/chinas-imperial-past-liu-bang-xiang-yu-and-the-battle-for-control-of-china   (1063 words)

  
 China: Western Han Dynasty
Liu Bang was able to defeat Xiang Yu in the civil war of 202 B.C.E. and founded the Han dynasty.
At first, Liu Bang had rewarded his retinue with generous fiefdoms; this reintroduction of the feudal system proved to be a failure, as the seigneurs quarreled among themselves and sought to increase their own might, so that they threatened the authority of the new dynasty.
Although the Qin dynasty’s style of rule, oriented on Legalism’s theories, was later damned by Confucian scholars, their administration was maintained in practice, and indeed in future dynasties, legalistic governance teachings were applied, for the Confucian teachings of leadership by the leader’s virtuous example were unfit for practical exercise of authority.
www.chinaorbit.com /china-culture/chinese-history/western-han-dynasty.html   (1103 words)

  
 Liu Bang and Xiang Yu
Liu Bang went to the Qin capital and swiftly captured it before any of the other groups, whilst at the same time inflicting no damage to the capital.
Liu Bang was "honoured" as King Han, delegated to rule the wild-west Sichuan province.
Liu Bang lost many battles to Xiang Yu and it seemed that Xiang Yu was going to crush his rival who was no match with him (as far as military tactics were concerned).
www.asiawind.com /pub/forum/fhakka/mhonarc/msg00710.html   (1684 words)

  
 China Corner - Traditional Chinese Culture
Liu Bang was the first to enter the capital city of Xian Yang and ended the rein of the Qin Dynasty.
Liu Bang could not fight against Xiang Yu and was forced to withdraw his forces to Ba Shang.
Liu Bang knew that his military was not strong enough to defeat the northern tribes.
www.china-corner.com /article_list.asp?id=587   (812 words)

  
 About China
Liu Bang was more cunning and a good leader who was good at putting the right person for the right tasks.
Xiang Yu was pleased and extended a banquet to Liu Bang.
Liu Bang intended to refuse the invitation, but Zhang Liang told Liu Bang that he must attend due to the size of Xiang Yu's armed forces.
english.cri.cn /1702/2005-4-29/121@232780.htm   (873 words)

  
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Liu Bang thus held a ceremony and appointed Han Xin as a senior general.
Because of the victory, Liu Bang was able to establish himself as one of the three rebel leaders.
Liu Bang appointed Han Xin as the commander-in-chief.
www.pureinsight.org /pi/print_version.php?id=3246   (1841 words)

  
 Millennial Fair – Xiang Yu (232 - 202 BC)
In 208 BC while Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were planning the capture of the Qin capital Xian Yang, an urgent message came from the city of Julu, a city under siege for nearly a month by the Qin troops.
Liu Bang strengthened his forces and sent Han Xin and Zhang Liang to retake the two provinces from Xiang Yu’s three generals.
As result, Liu Bang’s forces surrounded Xiang Yu’s army while Xiang Yu was sitting in his tent with his concubine Lady Yu.
millennial-fair.com /literature/xiangyu.html   (1142 words)

  
 The Han dynasty - Yellowworld Forums
Liu Bang had been a minor official in the previous dynasty, the Qin (or Chin, from which "China" derives).
Liu Bang, also known as Gaozu, "high ancestor," (symbolic names were often posthumously conferred on emperors) called his palace Lasting Joy.
She had several Liu Bang sons born to concubines murdered and for good measure mutilated his favorite mistress and had her tossed into a privy.
forums.yellowworld.org /showthread.php?t=13004   (1932 words)

  
 RPG Vault: Prince of Qin Interview
Liu Yu Bin and Liu Gang: Prince of Qin is an action RPG set in China in a time period of two years from 210 BC to 208 BC, just after the death of the First Emperor of Qin.
Liu Yu Bin and Liu Gang: In terms of main features and gameplay we would mention the Weapon and Equipment Making System which enables players to make their own weapons and equipment and the ancient concept of the Five Elements which effects the fighting system and the choice of weapons.
Liu Yu Bin and Liu Gang: The gameworld is ancient China during the years 210 BC to 208 BC.
rpgvault.ign.com /articles/358/358430p1.html   (1039 words)

  
 Gaozu of Han Summary
Liu Pang, posthumously named Kao Tsu, ruled as the first emperor of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) from 202 B.C. to 195 B.C. Empress Lü, the first woman ruler of China, was one of his wives.
Liu Pang's influence on China is significant as his reign established the basis for the imperial system of China that would endure until the beginning of the twentieth century.
Liu Pang was recognized for his leadership skills and took authority over a region in West China, the Han kingdom.
www.bookrags.com /Gaozu_of_Han   (3478 words)

  
 Emperor Gao of Han China - Famous Ancient Chinese People - Chinese
Born into a peasant family in Pei (present Pei County in Jiangsu Province), Liu Bang was once one of the leaders of the peasant insurrections in the late Qin Dynasty (221–206 BC).
When Xiang Yu proclaimed himself the King of Chu, Liu Bang realized that his army was no match for Xiang Yu's and he adopted the suggestions of Xiao He to move to Hanzhong (present Hanzhong in Shaanxi Province) bearing the title "King of Han" with permission of Xiang Yu.
Liu Bang's affection for Concubine Qi inflamed Empress Dowager Lü, who tortured Qi and her son Liu Ruyi (Prince Ruyi of Zhao) after his death.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Emperor_Gao_of_Han_China   (918 words)

  
 Origin of the surname Liu, Lau
During the Xia Dynasty, Liu Lei was given the title of Dragon Keeper, by Emperor Kung Jia (1,879 1,848 B.C.).
Liu was afraid to report the death of the dragon but cooked the dragon and served to the Emperor as soup.
Liu escaped to Lu Shan of He Nan where the Liu family settled, 2) came from the last name of Ji.
www.yutopian.com /names/15/15liu42.html   (302 words)

  
 Liu Bang
Liú Bāng's affection for Lady Qi and Ruyi inflamed Empress Lü, and after she became empress dowager after her son's accession following Liú Bang's death, she poisoned Ruyi and tortured Qi to death.
By historians' account, Liú Bang was the contrary to his rival, Xiang Yu.
The descendants of Liu Bang are now living in Taiwan.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Liu_Bang   (2132 words)

  
 Footnote   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
Zhang Liang, Liu Bang’s top adviser, was born to a noble family in the State of Han, where five generations of his family had served the state as prime ministers.
Luan Bu, another of Liu Bang’s important generals, was a childhood friend of the bandit Peng Yue.
Liu Bang ordered his body left exposed and the arrest of anyone who dared bury the corpse.
www.koreanhistoryproject.org /Ket/C01/fn/FN0111b.htm   (452 words)

  
 Han Dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
It was a continuous conflict between Xiang Yu [Gregoire-Marco] and Liu Bang [Rucker-Lewis], the former a native of Wu, and the latter of Pei.
According to the promise of King Huai of Chu, Liu Bang, the first general to enter the capital, should have been made ruler of Guanzhong (Within the Pass), a strategic base; but it was here that the jealousy of Xiang Yu appeared.
Liu Bang [Rucker-Lewis] did not like the manner in which he was treated, but policy required him to accept less than his due.
worldclass.net /China/han.htm   (3479 words)

  
 Victor Liu homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
The surname Liu is the fourth most popular family name in China and one for the offspring of Emperor Yao also called Yaotang, and posterity of Maojin.
Emperor Yao had a descendent called Liu Lei who inherited the surname Liu; King Cheng of the Zhou Dynasty conferred fief Liu on the son of Wang Ji, hence the surname Liu; the Han Dynasty combined the surnames of Xiang and Lou into Liu; and the Hun people inherited their mothers' surname, also Liu.
Liu Lei is the source of the surname Liu.
www.victorliu.com   (292 words)

  
 The Lucy Liu Picture Pages
Liu's bravura skills could be seen again in the blockbuster hit Charlie's Angels (2000, alongside Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz), for which she netted a Blockbuster Entertainment award as well as a MTV Movie Award in 2001.
Liu began to cement her position in Hollywood after being cast as series regular Amy Li, an ambitious college student, in the short-lived CBS sitcom Pearl (1996-1997) alongside Rhea Perlman and Malcolm McDowell.
That same year, Liu was delivered another big break when she starred alongside Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz as one-third of the titular crime fighters in Charlie's Angels (2000).
www.superiorpics.com /lucy_liu   (1633 words)

  
 Liu Bang
Liu Bang was a pleasant and broad-minded man, well known for his generosity and willingness to help others.
After Liu Bang's victory over the Qin, Xiang Yu arrived at Xian Yang and with an army of four-hundred-thousand troops, and camped the troops at Xin Feng and Hong Meng.
Liu Bang knew that he was not strong enough to defeat the northern tribes, so he bribed the Xiong Nu with food and clothing in exchanged for their agreement to no longer raid Chinese territory.
blackdragon-san.tripod.com /jonathan_wu/id10.html   (1638 words)

  
 Chu-Han contention - China-related Topics CE-CH - China-Related Topics
He was also afraid that if Liu Bang was made the King of Guanzhong, he would become too strong for Xiang Yu to be comfortable.
With the Zhao army in hand, Liu Bang was able to regroup and stop the Chu army from attacking either Guanzhong or Hebei.
Liu Bang was struggling against Xiang Yu's force and thirsted for Han Xin's help.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Chu-Han_contention   (3786 words)

  
 The Conqueror's Story (2004) - TVB Reviews - spcnet.tv
Xiang Yu was the favorite, being a brave and valiant general and a descendant of Chu nobility while Liu Bang, a man of humble beginnings, doesn't seem capable for the throne.
Liu Bang was around 50+ when he became emperor and so he was in his late 40s when the story begins.
The Liu Bang portrayed in the series was lazy, unambitious and lacking in desire to fight for the throne with Xiang Yu.
www.spcnet.tv /reviews/review.php?rID=1185   (766 words)

  
 Han Dynasty -- Political, Social, Cultural, Historical Analysis Of China
Liu Bang was able to take over Qin's capital because General Xiang Yu had entangled major Qin armies in former Zhao Principality territories.
Liu Bang assembled an army of 500-600,000, comprising of soldiers from Sai, Di, Haan, Wei, Yin, Zhao and Henan principalities.
Liu Bang converged with the army led by Lü Ze, the brother of Lühou.
www.republicanchina.org /han.html   (10227 words)

  
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Liu Bang, who Zang Tu had already surrendered to sent armies to kill Zang Tu for his presumption.
The unfortunate Liu Zhong was in Dai for only a few weeks before he was forced to flee by a rebellion by his neighbor the King of Taiyuan, invasions by the Xiong Nu, and an eventual revolt by the Prime Minister of Dai, Chen Xi.
When Liu Zhong refused to return to his kingdom, Liu Bang angrily stripped him of his kingship and sent his general Fan Kuai to put down the revolts.
www.simwarlords.net /Dai.htm   (375 words)

  
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winelib.com /wiki/Liu   (241 words)

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