* 221 – Liu Bei, a Chinese warlord and member of the Han royal house, declares himself emperor of Shu-Han and claims his legitimate succession to the Han Dynasty.

* Liu Bei, founding emperor of the Kingdom of Shu

* Empress Wu, wife of Liu Bei

* Ma Chao, son of Ma Teng, cousin of Ma Dai, brother of Ma Tie and Ma Xie, general and Tiger general of Shu for Liu Bei.

* Lu Su, advisor to Sun Quan, sympathetic to Liu Bei ( b. 172 )

* Chen Zhen, minister under Liu Bei of Shu ( b. 170 )

* Deng Zhi, minister under Liu Bei

* Liu Zhang, ruled Yi after Liu Yan's death until he was forced to hand it to Liu Bei ( d. 219 )

* Chen Zhen, minister under Liu Bei ( d. 235 )

It began when the ruler of Wei, Cao Cao, was defeated by Liu Bei and Sun Quan at the Battle of Red Cliffs.

Liu Bei and Sun Quan declared themselves emperor of Shu and Wu respectively.

Tao Qian received the support of Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan, but even then it seemed as if Cao Cao's superior forces would overrun Xu Province entirely.

Tao Qian died in the same year, leaving his province to Liu Bei.

Lü Bu fled to Xu Province and was received by Liu Bei, and an uneasy alliance began between the two.

In 197, Yuan Shu, who was at odds with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei, felt assured of victory with his subordinate's conquests, and thus declared himself emperor of the Cheng Dynasty.

Sun Ce complied, but first convinced Cao Cao to form a coalition against Yuan Shu, of which Liu Bei and Lü Bu were members.

Afterwards, Lü Bu betrayed Liu Bei and seized Xu Province, forming an alliance with Yuan Shu's remnant forces.

Liu Bei, together with his followers Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, fled to Cao Cao, who accepted him.

Soon, preparations were made for an attack on Lü Bu, and the combined forces of Cao Cao and Liu Bei invaded Xu Province.

He collaborated with Liu Bei on this effort, but Cao Cao soon found out about the plot and had Dong Cheng and his conspirators executed, with only Liu Bei surviving and fleeing to join Yuan Shao in the north.

The Han Dynasty ( 202 BC – AD 220 ) emerged in 206 BC, with its founder Liu Bang proclaimed emperor in 202 BC.

* Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty of China ( d. 195 BC )

* Liu Bei, warlord and founder of the Kingdom of Shu Han ( b. 161 )

** the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang-the Han Dynasty's founder

" It is said that this practice was initiated by Liu Bang 劉邦, the founder of the Han Dynasty, in emulation of Ying Zheng ( who granted his own father the title posthumously once he took on the new title of Huangdi 皇帝 for himself ), because Liu Bang would not be bowed to by his own father, who was still technically a commoner.

* Liu Min ( 895-954 ), a Shatuo Turk and founder of the Northern Han kingdom, liked to play Liubo and gambling games when he was young.

in 492, in conformance with past dynasties ' tradition, Emperor Xiaowen demoted the many princes in the state, unless they were descendants of the dynasty founder Emperor Daowu, to the titles of duke, with two exceptions: Baba Guan ( 拔拔觀 ) the Prince of Shangdang, because of the great accomplishments of his grandfather Baba Daosheng ( 拔拔道生 ), was allowed to remain prince ; and the former Liu Song prince Liu Chang the Prince of Danyang, while having his own rank reduced to Duke of Qi Commandery, was given a special title, which appeared to be non-inheritable, of Prince of Song.

Although Liu Bei is seen as the founder of Shu Han, he never claimed to be the founder of a new dynasty ; rather, he claimed to be continuing the fallen Han Dynasty.

Liu Yan initially opposed this move and instead suggested that Liu Xuan carry the title " Prince of Han " first ( echoing the founder of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Gao ).

Liu Chen attempted to convince his father to fight for the honor of Shu, so Liu Bei ( the founder of Shu ) could look upon him as a redeemed ruler of Shu.

In this biography he described Liu as an offspring of Liu Bang, founder and first emperor of the Han Dynasty, and hinted that Liu himself could set up his own empire as his ancestor did.

The founder of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, continued to use the title Huangdi.

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, a novel romanticizing the events of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei, founder of Shu Han, actually bestowed the titles of " Five Tiger Generals " on these five generals.

Emperor Gao ( 256 BC or 247 BC – 1 June 195 BC ), commonly known by his temple name Gaozu (), personal name Liu Bang, was the founder and first emperor of the Han Dynasty, ruling over China from 202 BC to 195 BC.

Liu Bang was one of the few dynasty founders in Chinese history that emerged from the peasant class ( another prominent example being Zhu Yuanzhang, founder of the Ming Dynasty ).

Liu Yan initially opposed this move and instead suggested that Liu Xuan carry the title " Prince of Han " first ( echoing the founder of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Gao ).

* Liu Shan, last Emperor of the Kingdom of Shu ( b. 207 )

Cao Cao, directly to Yuan Shao's south, was engaged in a struggle against Yuan Shu and Liu Biao, who occupied respectively the Huai River basin and middle Yangtze regions.

In the south, Sun Ce, then an independent general under the service of Yuan Shu, defeated the warlords of Yang Province, including Liu Yao, Wang Lang, and Yan Baihu.

* Ma Liang, advisor of Shu Han warlord Liu Bei ( d. 222 )

* Liu Shan, last Emperor of the Kingdom of Shu ( d. 271 )

* Liu Bei takes Yi Province ( 益州 ) from his clansman Liu Zhang, forming the later basis for Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.

* Pang Tong, advisor to Liu Bei of the Kingdom of Shu ( b. 178 )

Due to the economic force of China and its growing wealth, there has been a recent influx of Chinese models scoring modeling successes in the fashion industry, including Sui He, Fei Fei Sun, Liu Wen, Ming Xi und Shu Pei Qin as the most-in-demand.

* Liu Feng, Shu general ( executed by Liu Bei ) ( b. 192 )

* Liu Bei, Chinese warlord and descendant of the royal family of the Han Dynasty, proclaims himself emperor in Sichuan and establish the Kingdom of Shu Han.

* Three Kingdoms: Emperor Liu Bei of the Shu Han becomes ill and dies at Baidicheng.

** the Shu Kingdom in the Period of the Three Kingdoms, ( Liu Bei, ( 161-223 ) Liu Shan ( 207-271 )

Sun Quan did not immediately submit to Wei or declare independence after Cao Pi's enthronement, but took a wait-and-see attitude ; by contrast, in early 221, Liu Bei declared himself emperor, establishing the state of Shu Han.

Cao Pi's strategist Liu Ye suggested that Cao Pi decline — and in fact attack Sun Quan on a second front, effectively partitioning Sun's domain with Shu, and then eventually seek to destroy Shu as well.