Han Gao Zu
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Emperor Gao of Han China, ch. 漢高祖, py. hàn gāo zŭ, 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.
Early Life
Born to Liu Zhijia (劉執嘉) and Wang Hanshi (王含始), a peasant family in Zhongyangli, Fengyi (豐邑), Pei County (沛縣) (today Fengyi County, Jiangsu Province), he served as a low ranked police officer. He was not contented with living from hand to mouth. Instead, he had a lot of friends from the peasent class including cart driver, bodyguard and butcher owing to his generosity and broad-mindedness.
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.
His affection to Concubine Qi inflamed Empress Dowager Lu's torture of Qi and her son Liu Yuyi (Prince Ruyi of Zhao) after his death.
See also
Referenced By
Chinese dynasties | Chinese dynasty | Concubine Qi | Consort Qi | Dynastic China | Emperor Hongwu | Hongwu | Hongwu Emperor | Hongwu Emperor of China | Hung-wu | List of people by name: Han | Ming Tai Zu | Romance of Three Kingdoms | Romance of the Three Kingdoms | San guo yan yi | San guo zhi tong su yan yi | San guo zhi tong zu yan yi | Sanguoyanyi | Timeline of Chinese History | Zhu Yuanzhang
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