Although Xiang Zhongfa was made secretary general of the Party, but was soon found incapable of fulfilling his role, so Zhou emerged as the de facto leader of the CCP.

In December 1931, Zhou replaced Mao Zedong as Secretary of the First Front Army with Xiang Ying, and made himself political commissar of the Red Army, in place of Mao.

Relations among the Sung are governed by a principle that the strong dominate the weak but provide the weak with requested assistance to bring them up to their masters ' level, and they took advantage of the fact that the Xiang never made such requests.

He was able to find his children and carry them along with him, but his father and wife were captured by Xiang's forces and kept as hostages — and would not be returned to him until Liu and Xiang temporarily made peace in 203 BC.

In 180 BC, after Grand Empress Dowager Lü died and the officials made a coup d ' etat against her clan and slaughtered her clan ( during the Lü Clan Disturbance ), after some deliberation, the officials offered the imperial throne to Prince Heng, rather than Prince Liu Xiang of Qi, the oldest grandson of Emperor Gao.

The upper course of the River Li is connected by the ancient Lingqu Canal with the Xiang River, which flows north into the Yangtze ; this in the past made the Li and Gui Rivers part of a highly important waterway connecting the Yangtze Valley with the Pearl River Delta.

In 798, Yu Di was made the military governor of Shannan East Circuit ( 山南東道, headquartered in modern Xiangfan, Hubei ) and the prefect of its capital Xiang Prefecture ( 襄州 ).

Although Xiang Zhongfa, who later became general secretary of the CCP, was the top leader at that time, Li was the man who actually made the decisions.

Xiang Yu made a speech to his men, saying that his downfall was due to Heaven's will and not his personal failure.

After the Qin collapse in 207 BC, Liu Bang, who would later become the founding Emperor Gaozu of Han, was made lord of Hanzhong during the chaotic times of Xiang Yu, and spent several years there biding his time before later challenging Xiang for rule of China.

In the same year, the Qin court established the Nanhai, Guilin, and Xiang Commanderies, and Ren Xiao was made Lieutenant of Nanhai.

Emperor Xuanzong thus made the officials He Zhizhang ( 賀知章 ), Pan Su ( 潘肅 ), Lü Xiang ( 呂向 ), Huangfu Bin ( 皇甫彬 ), and Xing Su ( 邢璹 ) accompany him in his studies.

During the banquet Fan Zeng made signals and hinted many times to Xiang Yu to kill Liu Bang, but Xiang ignored him.

Fan Kuai then made a lengthy speech about Liu Bang's accomplishments, stating how it would be unjust for Xiang Yu to kill Liu, but also implicitly affirming that Liu would not challenge Xiang's authority.

Liu Ling, Ruan Ji, Ruan Xian, Xiang Xiu, Wang Rong and Shan Tao were the other six sages who made up the group, besides Xi Kang, who was especially close to Ruan Ji ; their relationship was described as " stronger than metal and fragrant as orchids ".

He fought the ultimate battle against his uncle near Xieng Dong Xieng Thong and won, becoming the undisputed master of the land, which he named Lan Xang and in keeping with his Siamese wife's wishes, made Theravada Buddhism the state religion.

It is separated from Central Thailand by the Phetchabun mountain range and the Dong Phaya Yen mountains in the west, the Sankamphaeng Range in the southwest and by the Dongrek mountains in the south, all of which historically made access to the plateau difficult.

In Chapter 5, Guan Yu made his name by slaying the seemingly " undefeatable " warrior Hua Xiong in the campaign against Dong Zhuo.

Xiahou Dun had been a close aide to Cao Cao during the initial battles against Dong Zhuo as well as the Battle of Yan Province ( 兗州 ; covering present-day western Shandong ), and was made a deputy commander.

Later that year, Dong was made the commander of the armed forces — at age 22 — and effectively the most powerful official in the administration.

Unlike the situation with Dong Zhuo, though, Cao Cao knew how to assuage the other generals and nobles, and while he gave them little power, he made sure that they remained honoured, so minimal opposition against him developed at the imperial court.

In 192, with encouragement from Interior Minister Wang Yun, Lü Bu made his decision to kill Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo then brought Diaochan home and made her his concubine.

During the Boxer Rebellion, the Conservative faction was led by Prince Duan and Dong Fuxiang, who equipped their troops with western rifles and weapons, but made them wear traditional Chinese military uniform rather than western style uniform.

The sites exhibiting artifacts made by the lost-mould process in Vietnam, such as the Dong Son drums come from the Dong Son, and Phung Nguyen cultures, such as one sickle and the figure of a seated individual from Go Mun ( near Phung Nguyen, the Bac Bo Region ), dating to the Go Mun phase ( end of the General B period, up until the 7th century BC ).

In 1984 the park was made an ASEAN Heritage Park, and on July 14, 2005 the park together with other parks in the same range and in the Dong Phaya Yen mountains further north was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Dong Phaya Yen – Khao Yai Forest Complex.

On the evening of June 9, 1965, the Viet Cong made final preparations for their assault on Dong Xoai.

Dong Zhuo then brought Diaochan home and made her his concubine.

" Upon hearing this, Lü Bu made up his mind to kill Dong Zhuo.

Yue Jin made his first appearance in Chapter 5, where he joined Cao Cao's camp when the latter was raising an army to join the coalition against Dong Zhuo, the tyrannical warlord who held the emperor hostage in the imperial court.

Sun Bu ' er is most known for her journey from Shang Dong to Luoyang, where she intentionally made herself ugly by splashing boiling oil on her face to destroy her beauty.

On 15 December 2006, almost three years after his original signing, Dong was finally given a UK work permit having made enough appearances for the China national football team in the preceding two years.

Dong made his Old Trafford début for Manchester United in a friendly charity match against a European XI on 13 March 2007.

He was a regular for Manchester United Reserves, and on 9 May 2007, Dong made his Premier League début for United against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, partnering Ole Gunnar Solskjær up front.

On 12 December 2007, Dong made his first UEFA Champions League appearance as a substitute in United's last match of the qualifying stages against Roma, replacing fellow striker Wayne Rooney.

She also made guest appearances on Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong ( 31 October ) and The Paul O ' Grady Show ( 18 December ), both on Channel 4.

The enraged Dong Cheng then made the startling decision to request military aid from none other than Cao Cao himself.

Thong sandals were worn by many civilizations and made from a wide variety of materials.

Phaic Tăn is made up of four provinces ( going in order clockwise ), Sukkondat, Pha Phlung, Buhng Lung and Thong On.

On May 20 1941 the district was downgraded to a minor district ( King Amphoe ) and made a subordinate of Thong Pha Phum district.

A remixed version featuring Foxy Brown of " Thong Song " was made exclusively for the 2000 film Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.