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Chu-Han Contention

Type Event Region China Time -206–-202

After peasant uprisings overthrew the Qin, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang fought over four years until Liu Bang's victory at Gaixia in 202 BCE, founding the H…

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  1. -207–-206Guanzhong · ShaanxiLiu Bang first entered Guanzhong and issued three simple laws; after Xiang Yu led his great army through the passes he held a banquet at Hong Gate. Though Liu Bang escaped, Xiang Yu enfeoffed the realm and made Liu Bang King of Han, sowing the seeds of Chu-Han conflict.
  2. -205–-203Xingyang · HenanLiu Bang marched east and fought Xiang Yu at Pengcheng, suffering a crushing defeat; thereafter the two sides faced off for a long period along the Xingyang-Chenggao line, while Han Xin struck north and opened a northern theater, gradually shifting the balance of power.
  3. -202Gaixia · AnhuiLiu Bang combined the forces of Han Xin, Peng Yue, Ying Bu and others to encircle Xiang Yu at Gaixia; the Chu army ran out of grain and was exhausted, and after breaking out Xiang Yu cut his own throat at Wu River, ending the contention with Liu Bang's victory.

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