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Xiang Yu
楚国  (232 BC202 BC)
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Web/Pen/Nick Name: 霸王
Now belongs to: 江苏省宿迁市
Birth Place: 楚国下相
Death Place: 乌江(今安徽和县)
Tomb: 西楚霸王墓
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Reign206 BC202 BC

Family History
Xiang Yu eight feet in length, force can carry tripod, extraordinary talent.
Later Xiàng Liáng for killing people, together with Xiang Yu fled to the Wu Chung (now in southern Jiangsu Province) Bichou. Tour of Kuiji (Gunji in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province today), the Xiang Yu together with Xiàng Liáng watch the imperial touring, Yu said, "He could be replaced by" scared Xiàng Liáng emergency cover his mouth, from new light on the Xiang Yu.
Later Xiàng Liáng Wu Cheng Bing led the 8000 (that is, the 8000 Koto army) crossed the Yangtze River, are some of Qin Army's join themselves, force increased to six or seven people, stationed in Xia Pi. Xiàng Liáng adopted the recommendations of Fan Zeng, grandson of the grandson of Mi folk find heart, established him as the king, the grandson is still number in order to fight for the people of Chu.
Xiang Yu to continue to march off in, but to kill Liu Bang Bang has been the first to step occupation of Qin Capital, Liu Bang's men left Sima Xiang Cao no harm to send people to say "For Wang Guanzhong covering up, so baby son for the phase, there is the best treasure." Xiang Yu furious. Xiang Yu was commanded 400,000 troops, while Liu Bang only 100 000 people. Lobby Fan Zeng Xiang Yu eradicate Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang at the Banquet, please, but the banquet did not kill him, Liubang Ping An to leave, later called the feast of "Men Yan." 206 BC, Xiang Yu into Xianyang, the Qin down to kill the prince baby, burn Qin palace, he passed the place "are all broken," he related in people's disappointment.
After the King of Chu Xiang respect for the Emperor Yi of Chu, relied Mieqin high power, separate feudal world. Xiang Yu independence as "King of Western Chu" Chu Liang rule nine counties, its capital Pengcheng. He had six active land closed to subordinates and other anti-Qin generals, and the original king and leopard, Zhao break, Yan Wang Han Guang, Qiwang Tian Xifeng city were to remote areas; they go against and the King of Chu about, the original should be all the relevant Liu Bang, the letters to Zhang Han, Secretary Ma Xin, Qin Dong nebula down to three, to Liu Bang to Hanzhong when Kingship. Such improper packet of measures, which some people dissatisfied with Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu planted in the future multi-faceted by the enemy, and thus the seeds of failure.
206 BC, Han King Liu Bang troops occupied Guanzhong, Qi Xiang Yu for the use of forces, not all out to attack Liu Bang. 205 BC, Han took the opportunity to co-Five princes were 56 million people in the military attack Chu, occupation Pengcheng, Qi Xiang Yu heard the news from the rate of 30,000 elite troops back to help, defeated in the Battle of Pengcheng Han, Han loss of hundreds of thousands, Suishui in the body and even blocked Jiang Liu, Liu Bang managed to escape.
203 BC, Chu and Negotiation, split the world in order to divide the community, the West Gui Han, Dong gui Chu. Xiang Yu led his army east return, Liu Bang will soon break an agreement, the Bing Gong Chu. Liu Bang, Han Xin and Peng Yue agreed a joint attack Xiang Yu, but the two have anything, results of Liu Bang, Xiang Yu was hit in the solid-Ling defeated. Liu Bang one stick, the other to split things into the soil after the champion Han Xin and Peng Yue inducement to send troops, eventually leading troops so that they meet Liu Bang.
Xiang Yu rate of eight hundred people break out of the Han to 5000 cavalry in hot pursuit. Through Huaishui later, Xiang Yu's cavalry left more than 100 people. Ling Xiang Yu lost in the overcast, ask the way to the roadside farmer, the farmer false path, and Xiang Yu Jun were lost in the great lake.
After Liu Bang in Gokseong Hanwang (Shandong province in this) to be buried Lugong Li Xiang Yu, and affinity for the fat, sad, crying away.
Cultural influence
Xiang Yu himself in the river as the descendants of his respect for the various "Narcissus King", one can hope that the souls of Xiang Yu bless the fishermen and water transport, trade security.
Han Xin Xiang Yu's main military rivals criticized Xiang Yu is: Hard to the hegemony of the bold courage, and the case of the weak is his poor Furenzhiren. Neither appointed elite generals, and has moved by Emperor Yi of Chu, to be used ruthless. Although they are called King, in fact, lost people.
China's Communist Party leader Mao Zedong word goes: "should be left Yong chase tottering foe, Learn From the Overlord can not sell." A conversation in 1964, Mao Zedong defeated Xiang Yu further pointed out that the three errors: Banquet, do not listen to the words of Fan Zeng, freeing Liu Bang; mechanical compliance gap agreement; and capital in Xuzhou (then called Pengcheng).
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