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Emperor Gao of Han China, ch. 漢高祖, py. hàn gāo zu, wg. Han Kao-tsu, ( 256 BC - 195 BC) was the first emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and one of the only two dynasty founders who emerged from the peasant class. The other one was Hongwu of Ming Dynasty. Before becoming an emperor, he was also called Lord Pei after his birthplace.

Personal information

Family name

Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese

Given name

Bang (邦 bāng) in Chinese

Era name

none

Father

Liu Zhijia (劉執嘉)

MotherA mother is typically the biological or social female parent of a child or offspring while the male parent is the father. The maternal bond describes the feelings the mother has for her (or another's) child. In the case of a mammal such as a human, the mo

Wang Hanshi (王含始)

Wife

Empress Lü, then Empress Dowager LüFormat of naming convention in English is under discussion at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Chinese). Empress Dowager L ( Pinyin: Lu Taihou) (d. 180 BC) was the principal imperial consort of the Emperor Gao of the Han Empire. Their children included

Major concubines

consort Cao
consort Zhao
consort Zhang
consort Wei
consort Qi
consort Bo

ChildA child (plural: children) is a young human. Depending on context it may mean someone who is not yet an adult, or someone who has not yet reached puberty (someone who is prepubescent . When one refers to a person's children, one means their offspring i.ren

8 sons including

Emperor HuiFormat of naming convention in English is under discussion at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Chinese). Emperor Hui of Han China ch. py. han hui d wg. Han Hui-ti ( 210 BC 188 BC) was the second emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. Personal information F and Princess Luyuan from Empress Lü
Prince Ruyi of Zhao from consort Qi
Emperor Wen from consort Bo
Prince Fei of Qi from consort Cao

Duration of reign

206 BC- 195 BC

Tomb

Temple name

Gaozu (高祖, py. gāo zu), literary meaning "high [highly respectable] progenitor"

Courtesy name

季 (py. jì)

Posthumous name

高 (py. gāo), literary meaning "high (highly respectable)"

Other names and titles

Lord Pei (沛公 pèi gong)

1 Biography

Emperor Gaozu, also known under the name Liu Bang, was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD). He was born into a peasant family in Pei (present Pei County in Jiangsu Province), and was once one of the leaders of the peasant insurrections in the late Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC).

In the years following the death of Qin Shihuang, Liu Bang found himself in revolt for a curious reason. He was in charge of transporting a number of prisoners and was delayed by the weather. Despite the fact that the delay was due to circumstances beyond his control, he realized that the penalty for the delay was death. Having nothing to lose, he decided to rebel against the Qin dynasty with his prisoners as the nucleus of his army.

However, Liu Bang's actions and fame were the source of Xiangyu's envy. Xiangyu had the intention of becoming an emperor with control over the entire country. When Xiangyu proclaimed himself the King of Chu, Liu Bang realized that he was inferior to Xiangyu and adopted the suggestions of Xiaohe to move to Hanzhong (present Hanzhong in Shaanxi Province) with the title "King of Han" which was conferred by Xiangyu.

In Hanzhong, Liu Bang focused his efforts on developing the agriculture and training an army, through which he reinforced his material accumulation and military power. Before long, Liu Bang left Hanzhong and stationed in the Central Shaanxi Plain, where he launched a war now known as the Chu-Han War, against Xiangyu.

The war lasted four years (206 - 202 BC) and ended with Liu Bang's victory. Having defeated Xiangyu, Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty in 202 BC and made Chang'an (present city of Xi'an) his capital city. Liu Bang became historically known as Emperor Gaozu.

During the time Liu Bang was in power, he continued to use the centralism created by Qin, replaced original vassals and granted lands to his relatives. In economy, he reduced taxes and corvée and developed agriculture, but he restricted the commerce. Emperor Gaozu's efforts laid a solid foundation for the over four-hundred-year reign of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang's affection to Concubine Qi inflamed Empress Dowager Lu's torture of Qi and her son Liu Yuyi ( Prince Ruyi of Zhao ) after his death.

1 See also

Preceded by:
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Western Han Dynasty

Succeeded by:
Emperor Hui of Han China

Han Dynasty emperors

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