* Xiang Yu ( 232 BC – 202 BC ), Chinese rebel general against the Qin Dynasty and arch nemesis of Liu Bang in the Chu-Han contention.

* Liu Bang, King of Han, defeats Xiang Yu of Western Chu in the Battle of Gaixia, ending the Chu-Han contention.

* Xiang Yu, rebel leader against the Qin Dynasty and nemesis of Liu Bang in the Chu-Han contention ( b. 232 BC )

** Xiang Yu, rebel leader against the Qin Dynasty and nemesis of Liu Bang in the Chu-Han contention ( b. 232 BC )

According to the Records of the Grand Historian, after the collapse of the Qin Dynasty the hegemon Xiang Yu appointed Liu Bang as prince of the small fief of Hanzhong.

Two former rebel leaders, Xiang Yu ( d. 202 BCE ) of Chu and Liu Bang ( d. 195 BCE ) of Han, engaged in a war to decide who would become hegemon of China, which had fissured into 18 kingdoms, each claiming allegiance to either Xiang Yu or Liu Bang.

Although Xiang Yu proved to be a capable commander, Liu Bang defeated him at the Battle of Gaixia, in modern-day Anhui.

Ziying was defeated near the Wei River in 207 BC and surrendered shortly after ; he was executed by the Chu leader Xiang Yu.

Liu Bang then betrayed and defeated Xiang Yu, declaring himself Emperor Gaozu of the new Han Dynasty.

* 232 BC – Xiang Yu, Chinese rebel general against the Qin Dynasty, as well as the later arch nemesis of Liu Bang in the civil war of the Chu-Han contention ( d. 202 BC )

It is not known what criteria were used to determine who would stay and who would go, but 16, 000 troops and some of the Communists ' most notable commanders at the time ( including Xiang Ying, Chen Yi, Tan Zhenlin, and Qu Qiubai ) were left to form a rear guard, to divert the main force of Nationalist troops from noticing, and preventing, the general withdrawal .< ref > Barnouin, Barbara and Yu Changgen.

Xiang Yu styled himself, Xīchǔ Bàwáng (“ 西楚霸王 ,” lit.

However, in order to secure his position throughout China, Liu Bang becomes engaged in a civil war with the warlord, general Xiang Yu, until 202 BC, known as the Chu-Han contention.

* Xiang Yu, Chinese rebel general against the Qin Dynasty, as well as the later arch nemesis of Liu Bang in the civil war of the Chu-Han contention ( d. 202 BC )

The emperor's own library still had copies of the forbidden books but most of these were destroyed later when Xiang Yu burned the palaces of Xianyang in 206 BC.

Later historical accounts suggested that the tomb had been looted by Xiang Yu, a contender for the throne, and other people after the death of the Emperor, however there are indications that the tomb may not have been plundered.

Some of the figures in pit one and two showed fire damage and remains of burnt ceiling rafters have also been found ; these, together with the missing weapons, have been taken as evidence of the reported looting by Xiang Yu and its subsequent burning.

Yuzhang commandery ( 豫章, Gan: Ì-zong ) was established in Jiangxi at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, possibly before the death of Xiang Yu in 202 BC, and it's also the very first commandery set up by Chinese dynasty in Jiangxi.

The biography of Xiang Yu, who never actually ruled all the country, was contained in this class.

This may be because Sima Qian included de facto rulers such as Xiang Yu and Empress Dowager Lu and excluded rulers with no real power, such as Emperor Yi of Chu and Emperor Hui of Han.

For example, the information that Liu Bang ( later Emperor Gaozu of Han ), in a desperate attempt to escape in a chase from Xiang Yu's men, pushed his children off his carriage to lighten it, was not given in the emperor's biography, but in the biography of Xiang Yu.

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.

He made Xiang Dong Xiang Thong ( later renamed Luang Prabang ) his capital.

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.

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 ".

Following Zhang Liang's instructions, Fan Kuai burst in and openly chided Xiang Yu, making a speech about Liu Bang's accomplishments and affirming that Liu had no intention of opposing Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu led his men into Xianyang and they plundered and pillaged the city, committing atrocities against civilians and destroying the Epang Palace by fire.

Zhang Liang reminded Liu Bang about overindulgence in sensual pleasures and Liu ordered his men to seal the treasures and move to Bashang to wait for Xiang Yu and the other rebel forces to arrive.

In 206 BC, Xiang Yu's army arrived at Hangu Pass ( eastern gateway to Guanzhong ) and Liu ordered his men to prevent Xiang's forces from entering Guanzhong.

He spread rumors that Emperor Fei was impotent and unable to bear children — and that his sons, by his concubines Consort Tian and Consort Meng, had in fact been biological sons of men that he favored, Xiang Long ( 相龍 ), Ji Hao ( 計好 ), and Zhu Lingbao ( 朱靈寶 ).

However, the Xiangs lured Yin Tong into a trap and killed him instead, with Xiang Yu personally striking down dozens of Yin's men.

Xiang Liang initiated the rebellion himself and rallied about 8, 000 men to support him.

After crossing the river, Xiang Yu ordered his men to sink their boats and destroy all but three days worth of rations, in order to force his men to choose between prevailing against overwhelming odds within three days or die trapped before the walls of the city with no supplies or hope of escape.

Upon hearing that, Xiang Yu led 30, 000 men to attack Liu Bang and defeated the latter at the Battle of Pengcheng, with the Han army suffering heavy casualties.

At the same time, Liu Bang's ally Peng Yue led his men to harass Xiang Yu's rear.

When Xiang Yu reached Dongcheng, only 28 men were left, with the Han troops still following him.

Xiang Yu then split his men into three groups to confuse the enemy and induce them to split up as well to attack the three groups.

Xiang Yu took the Han troops by surprise again and slew another enemy commander, inflicting about 100 casualties on the enemy, while he only lost two men.

Xiang Yu said that he was too ashamed to return home and face his people because none of the first 8, 000 men from Jiangdong who followed him on his conquests managed to survive.

As he refused, his remaining men decided to stay, but Xiang Yu ordered them to go back on the boat.

However, Xiong was actually a puppet ruler as the military power of Chu was actually in the hands of Xiang's clan and he was merely used as a figurehead to rally men to join Xiang Liang's rebel force.

The following day, Liu Bang brought around 100 men with him to meet Xiang Yu at Hong Gate ( 鴻門 ), where Xiang had prepared a banquet to entertain him.

He orders Xiang Chong and Li Gun to lead 500 men to break the formation.

Meanwhile, Xiang Chong and Li Gun lead their men to attack and break the enemy formation.

Meanwhile, Xiang Chong and Li Gun lead their men to attack and break the enemy formation.

In the meantime, Qing official Li Xingyuan ( 李星沅 ) ordered Xiang Rong to lead 2, 000 men to attack the rebels with an additional support force of 1, 000 from Guizhou.