Xiang Yu
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Xiang Yu, born Xiang Ji, was a Chinese warlord who founded and led the short-lived kingdom-state of Western Chu during the interregnum period between the Qin and Han dynasties known as the Chu–Han Con
As depicted in the album Portraits of Famous Men, c. 1900, housed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Tomb of Xiang Yu in Dongping County, Shandong
The celebrated Peking Opera episode Farewell My Concubine portrays Xiang Yu during his final days at Gaixia
Battle of Julu
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The Battle of Julu was fought in Julu in 207 BC primarily between forces of the Qin dynasty and the insurgent state of Chu. The Qin commander was Zhang Han, while the Chu leader was Xiang Yu. The batt
Xiang Yu
…title of "Duke of Lu" (魯公) by King Huai II of the restoring Chu state in 208 BC. The following year, he led an outnumbered Chu army to victory at the Battle of Julu against the Qin armies led by Zhang Han. After the fall of Qin, Xiang Yu divided the country into a federacy of Eighteen Kingdoms, among which he was…
Statue of Battle of Julu in Xingtai Museum