Biography on liu pang
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Liu Bang (256–195 BC) - Founder and Emperor of the Han Dynasty
Liu Bang (256–195 BC), also called Emperor Gaozu when he ruled, was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty from 202 BC till his death. Rising from a humble peasant background, he become an outstanding politician, strategist, and finally emperor. He made great contributions to the development of the Han people and its culture.
Liu Bang's Early Life
Liu Bang was born to a peasant family in 256 in Fenyu Village (枌榆社), Zhongyang Township (中陽里), Feng County (豐邑) in the state of Chu during the late years of the Warring States Period (475–221 BC).
The young Liu Bang was outspoken, charismatic and of great generosity and forbearance. However, he enjoyed loafing, disliked reading, didn't show any interest in farming and manual labour, and frequently ran into trouble with the law.
Later he became a low ranking official and started to become well-known among the neighborhoods. He happened to see Emperor Qin (The First Emperor)
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Three Kingdoms History: Liu Bang (Gaozu)
Liu Bang (Gaozu or Gaodi)
Lived (256-195 BC), Ruled (206/202-195 BC)
Han Ruler and Emperor Biographies
Authoring and Translation bygd
Edited by Tuyet Wu
A pleasant and broad-minded man, well known for his generosity and willingness to help others was Liu Bang. Liu Bang (memorable name Wei) was born to peasant parents in Pei County of Jiangsu Province during the late Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). As an adult, Liu Bang served as an tjänsteman, responsible for the Sishui River.
In the year 209 BC, the Qin kejsare Ying Zheng passed away and his second son Hu Hai took over the throne. Emperor Hu Hai was even of inferior quality than his late father. He neglected his responsibilities as kejsare and allowed the eunuch Zhao Gao to govern the country on his behalf.
Not long after kejsare Hu Hai’s ascension, an uprising began, led bygd Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang. Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu from Jiang Dong, Ying Bu from Po Yang and Peng Yue from Yu
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The end of the Qin Dynasty
Liu Bang / Gaozu
China’s first imperial dynasty was the (g) Qin Dynasty. (b,c)The dynasty was very short, (f,g)lasting only from 221 (g,k) to 206 (k) OR207 (g) BC after being established by the self-styled first emperor, (i) Qin (d,g) Shihuang (d) ORHuangdi (g) OR Shi Huangdi (i) OR Shihuangdi (j) advised by Li Ssu. (i) The Qin unified (g,j) the Chinese Warring States by conquest. (g) Shihuangdi, was the first to unify China. (j) With the help of a new Canal from present-day Hunan, South China was conquered from the Toy and Miao tribes as far as the southern mountains and Canton. (i) There were economic reforms, such as the standardization of weights and measures and axle lengths to facilitate Interstate commerce. (i) Use was made of roll silk as a writing material: this led the improvement of the hair brush attributed to General Ming Tien, who died in 220. (i) Li Ssu simplified Chinese writing, and old characters were