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Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

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In the first month of the first year of the Han Dynasty (206 BC), after Xiang Yuxi entered Guanzhong to destroy Qin, because Xiong Xin, the king of Chu, refused to break the agreement of "the king who entered the Guanzhong", Xiang Yu honored Xiong Xin, the king of Chu, as the righteous emperor, established himself as the overlord of Western Chu, and divided the world on his behalf, successively divided the eighteen princes. So, except for Liu Bang, the king of Han, who finally seized the world, how were the rest of the princes and kings eliminated?

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

The three kings of Qidi: Qiwangtiandu, Jibei Wangtian'an, Jiaodong Wangtian

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Tian Dan and his cousin Tian Rong of the Qi state raised troops in Qi, and after Tian Dan was killed, the Qi people supported Tian Fake as the king of Qi, Tian Rong was angry and returned to the army to drive Tian Fu away, and then established Tian Dan's son Tian Shi as the king of Qi, and Tian Fake fled the state of Chu. Later, Tian Rong asked the State of Chu to hand over Tian Leave, but King Huai of Chu refused, and Tian Rong broke with the State of Chu, neither sending troops to rescue Xiang Liang nor to rescue Julu.

Although Tian Rong refused to send troops, his subordinate military general Tian Du and Tian An, the grandson of King Jian of Qi, betrayed Tian Rong, rescued Julu and followed Xiang Yu into Guan, so he was canonized as king by Xiang Yu, and the original city of Tian City of Qi was renamed King of Jiaodong.

Tian Rong had an old grudge with the State of Chu, and now he heard that he had moved his nephew to Jiaodong, but instead made Tian Du and Tian An kings who betrayed him, so he prevented his nephew from going to Jiaodong and sent troops to drive Tian Du away, and Tian Du fled to the State of Chu. Fearing Xiang Yu, Tian Shi secretly ran to Jiaodong, and Tian Rong killed his nephew in a fit of anger, and returned to the army to kill Tian An, the king of Jibei, and then unified the land of the three Qi and established himself as king.

Later, Xiang Yu went north to quell the Qi rebellion, Tian Rong's soldiers were defeated and killed, and Xiang Yu re-established Tian as the king of Qi. However, Tian Huo was soon defeated by Tian Rong from his brother Tian Heng, who in turn supported Tian Rong's son Tian Guang as the king of Qi and continued to resist Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

After the outbreak of the "Chu-Han War", Tian Heng and Xiang Yu truce, after Han Xin attacked Qi from Zhao, and after the fall of Linzi, the Qi king Tian Guang fled to Gaomi, and Tian Heng fled to Boyang. After the "Battle of Weihe", Tian Guang, the king of Qi, was defeated and killed, and Tian Heng established himself as the king of Qi after learning this, but he was soon defeated by the Han general Guan Ying, so he fled to Liang and defected to Pengyue, and Qi belonged to Liu Bang.

Two kings of Zhao Di: Zhang Er the King of Changshan and Zhao Xie the Acting King

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Shengbu sent Wuchen north to attack Zhao and later proclaimed himself king, but was soon killed by the general Li Liang. After Wuchen's death, Zhang Er and Chen Yu supported Zhao Xie as the King of Zhao, and after the "Battle of Julu", Chen Yu and Zhang Er broke up, Chen Yu fled to Nanpi, and Zhang Er entered the customs with Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

When Xiang Yu sealed the world, he divided Zhao Di into two, renaming Zhao Xie the King of Zhao as the acting king, and Zhang Er as the king of Changshan. Chen Yu was furious when he learned the news, so he borrowed troops from Tian Rong to counterattack Zhao Di, Zhang Er's troops fled to Liu Bang in defeat and fled to Liu Bang, re-welcoming Zhao Xie as King of Zhao, Zhao Xie made Chen Yu the acting king, Chen Yu stayed in the dynasty Xia Xia to govern the land of Dai, and he assisted Zhao Wang Xie.

In September of the second year of the Han Dynasty (205 BC), Han Xin went north to open up a northern battlefield, conquered Western Wei and went north to attack the dynasty, defeated Xia Shuo and captured the place, and then attacked Zhao Di with Zhang Er via Jingxian Pass, and defeated the Zhao army through the "Battle of Back Water", Chen Yu was killed, and Zhao Xie the King of Zhao fled to Xindu. At the same time, Liu Bang sent Jin Xiao and Zhou Wei to cross the river to the north to assist Han Xin in pacifying Zhao and killing Zhao Wang Xie.

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

After pacifying Zhao, Liu Bang made Zhang Er the Prince of Zhao, and shortly after the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Er died in July of the fifth year of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), and his son Zhang Ao succeeded to the throne. Later, in the "Zhao Xiangguan Gao assassination of Liu Bang" incident, Zhang Ao was abolished from the throne and demoted to the Marquis of Xuanping, but because he married Princess Lu Yuan, he was able to end well.

Two kings of Yandi: Zang Xuan, King of Yan, and Han Guang, King of Liaodong

Han Guang was originally a general of Wuchen, and Wuchen established himself as Queen Zhao, and sent Han Guang to pacify Yandi, but as a result, Han Guang, with the support of the people of Yandi, even established himself as king and defeated Wuchen's attack. During the "Battle of Julu", Han Guang, the king of Yan, sent his troops to rescue Zhao, and Zang followed Xiang Yuxi into Guanzhong.

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

When Xiang Yu divided the seals, he divided the Yan land in two, and renamed Han Guang as the king of Liaodong, and Zang Xuan as the king of Yan. Han Guang was extremely dissatisfied with this and refused to go to Liaodong, and eventually fought with Zang Xuan, and Han Guang, the king of Liaodong, was defeated and killed, and Zang annexed Liaodong.

After Han Xin pacified Zhao Di, at the suggestion of Li Zuoche, he sent an envoy to appease Yan Di, and Yan King Zang Xuan knew that he was invincible, so he switched to Liu Bang. After Xiang Yu was destroyed, Zang supported Liu Bang as emperor, and later because Liu Bang killed Xiang Yu's old department, Zang Xuan, the king of Yan, feared being killed, so Liu Bang declared himself emperor in the autumn of the same year and rebelled, but was then annihilated by Liu Bang.

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

However, it needs to be mentioned that after Zang Jingbing was defeated and killed, his granddaughter Zang Er was exiled to the people, and she had a daughter named Wang Jiao, and Wang Jiao was the second empress of Emperor Jing of Han and the biological mother of Emperor Wudi of Han. In addition, after Zang was killed, Liu Bang renamed Lu Wei as the King of Yan, and later Lu Wei became a self-preserving bandit with self-respect, Liu Bang sent Fan Yu to suppress the rebellion, and Lu Wei fled to the Xiongnu.

The three kings of Qindi: Zhang Han the King of Yong, Sima Xin the King of Sai, and Dong Yi the King of Zhai

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Shaofu Zhang Wei led troops to quell rebellions in various places, and Changshi Sima Xin and the capital lieutenant Dong Yi were under his command. After the "Battle of Julu", Zhang Wei surrendered Xiang Yu, and Zhang Han, Sima Xin, and Dong Yi followed Xiang Yu into the customs, and when Xiang Yu divided the world, in order to prevent Liu Bang from leaving the customs from the north of Hanzhong, he divided the Qin land into three and named the three kings respectively.

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

In April of the first year of the Han Dynasty (206 BC), Liu Bang returned to his fief Hanzhong, but only a few months later, he re-killed Guanzhong with Han Xin's "Ming Xiu Plank Road and Darkness Chen Cang", Zhang Han, Sima Xin, and Dong Yi were defeated, Zhang Wei the Prince of Yong was defeated and trapped in ruined hills, Sima Xin the King of Sai and Dong Yi the King of Zhai surrendered in defeat, and Liu Bang unified the three Qins.

Later, Liu Bangdong went out to Chu, Sima Xin and Dong Yi followed, and Liu Bang's troops were defeated in the "Battle of Pengcheng", and Sima Xin and Dong Yi switched to Xiang Yu. In October of the fourth year of the Han Dynasty (204 BC), Liu Bang sent Lu Wei and Liu Jia to lead troops deep behind the Chu army, and together with Peng Yue, they captured Waihuang and other seventeen cities, cutting off the supplies of the Chu army, and Xiang Yu was forced to lead his army back east, and Sima Xin and Dong Yi accompanied Chu to garrison Chenggao.

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

Liu Bang took advantage of Xiang Yu's return to the east and sent troops to attack Chenggao, but Cao Gu ignored Xiang Yu's instructions and led his army to battle, but as a result, Yu Xianshui's troops were defeated, and Dong Yi, Cao Guan, and Sima Xin all killed themselves. In July of the fourth year of the Han Dynasty (203 BC), Liu Bang returned to Guanzhong and made trouble in Liyang.

Two kings of Wei land: Wei Bao the King of Western Wei and Sima Biao the King of Yin

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Wei's son Wei Gong (魏) re-established the Wei state with the support of Chen Sheng, but was defeated by Zhang Wei and committed suicide, and his younger brother Wei Bao borrowed troops from Xiang Liang and resumed his attack on Wei land, and then followed Xiang Yu into Guan. Sima Biao was originally a general of Wuchen, and during the "Battle of Julu", Sima Biao went south to capture Hanoi County, and later entered the customs with Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

When Xiang Yu divided the world, he divided the Wei land in two, Wei Bao changed the title to King of Western Wei, and Sima Biao became King of Yin in Hanoi County. Liu Bang also ordered the Three Qin Dynasty to lead his army eastward, Wei Bao and Sima Biao both surrendered, and Later Xiang Yu sent Chen Ping to attack Sima Biao, who in turn turned to Xiang Yu, but then Liu Bang was defeated and captured during his second eastward expedition.

When Liu Bangdong marched into Chu, both Wei Bao and Sima Biao participated in the "Battle of Pengcheng", Liu Bang's troops defeated Pengcheng, Sima Biao was killed in battle, and Wei Bao returned to Xingyang with Liu Bang. Later, Wei Bao took advantage of the excuse to return to the fiefdom, then blockaded the border pass, and once again turned his back on Han and surrendered to Wei, and Liu Bang, in order to ensure the safety of northern Xingyang, sent Han Xin north to attack Wei, and Wei Leopard's troops were defeated and captured.

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

In May of the third year of the Han Dynasty (204 BC), Liu Bang escaped from Xingyang, leaving Zhou Gao to garrison Xingyang, and Wei Bao also remained in the city. In August of the same year, Xiang Yu stormed Xingyang, and Zhou Gao, in order to prevent Wei Leopard from rebelling again, killed Wei Leopard after consulting with the Han general Fenggong.

The two kings of Han Di: Han Xin the King of Han and Shenyang the King of Henan

Han Cheng was a Korean clan office, and at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the six kingdoms were restored, and because there was no king in Korea, Zhang Liang borrowed troops from Xiang Liang to assist Han Cheng in recovering the lost territory, but because the Korean land was too close to Guanzhong and it was always difficult to make progress, when Liu Bang led his troops to the west, he met Zhang Liang again with Chengyang, and with the help of Liu Bang, he was able to restore Korea, and in order to thank Liu Bang, Zhang Liang followed him into Guan. Shenyang was originally Zhang Er's favorite, and after the "Battle of Julu", he captured Henan County, and then followed Xiang Yu into customs.

When Xiang Yu divided the world, he divided Han Land into two, and Han Cheng the King of Han and Shenyang the King of Henan built the capital Yangzhai and Luoyang respectively. When the princes returned to their fiefs, Xiang Yu did not allow Han Cheng to return to the fief because Zhang Liang assisted Liu Bang, and brought him back to the Chu capital Pengcheng, but because Liu Bang went east, Xiang Yu deposed Han Cheng as a marquis, and soon killed him and renamed Zheng Chang as King of Han to block Liu Bang.

When Liu Bang led his army east to attack Chu, Henan king Shenyang surrendered, and his deeds are not found in historical records after that, and he may have died in the "Battle of Pengcheng". After that, Liu Bang attacked Zheng Chang, but Zheng Chang's troops were defeated and surrendered, and Liu Bang re-established Han Xin as King of Han and re-established Korea.

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

After the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, because the land of Han was too important, moved Han Wang Xin to the area north of Taiyuan to defend against the Xiongnu, and Han Wang Xin asked to build the capital Mayi. In the autumn of the sixth year of the Han Dynasty (201 BC), the Xiongnu went south, and in the tenth year of the Han Dynasty (197 BC), Han Wangxin was beheaded by Chen Wu, the Marquis of Thorn Pu.

The three kings of Chudi: Yingbu the King of Jiujiang, Gongao the King of Linjiang, and Wu Rui the King of Hengshan

Wu Rui was originally the county commander of Fan County of the Qin Dynasty, and it is said that he was a descendant of Wu Wang Fucha, who raised troops against Qin at the end of Qin, and later recruited Yingbu as his son-in-law, and accompanied the princes of various places to participate in the destruction of Qin, and after Yingbu sent troops north, he first surrendered to Xiang Liang, and Xiang Liang followed Xiang Yu after his death. Gong Ao's origin is unknown, Xiang Liang supported Xiong Xin as the queen of Chu Huai, and Gong Ao as the pillar state of Chu.

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

When Xiang Yu divided the world, in addition to the Surabaya County, Donghai Commandery, and Huiji County that he occupied, he divided the rest of the Chu state into three, and established Yingbu the King of Jiujiang, Gongao the King of Linjiang, and Wu Rui the King of Hengshan.

Although Yingbu was born in the camp of the Chu army, he had a rift with Xiang Yu out of his own interests after being crowned king, and after the "Battle of Pengcheng", he was rebelled by Liu Bang's faction with He Ce, turned his back on Chu and returned to Han, lost to Long, and fled to Liu Bang. At the end of the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony, Liu Bang renamed Yingbu the King of Huainan, recaptured the Jiujiang region, and participated in the Battle of Yaxia.

In the fourth year of the Han Dynasty (203 BC), Liu Bang and Xiang Yu confronted each other at Guangwu and sent Zhang Liang to lobby Wu Rui, who after judging the situation in Chu and Han, surrendered to Liu Bang and sent his generals and the sixth son of King Wujian of Yue and Wuzhu, a descendant of King Goujian of Yue, to lead troops north to fight with Liu Bang. After the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bang changed the state of Hengshan to Hengshan Commandery, and Wu Rui was renamed King of Changsha.

Xiang Yu sealed the eighteen-way princes, except for Liu Bang, who was declared an emperor, how did the rest of the princely states be destroyed?

During the "Chu-Han hegemony" period, the state of Linjiang remained neutral, and after Gong Ao died in July of the third year of the Han Dynasty (204 BC), his son Gong Wei inherited the throne. After the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, the state of Linjiang was still not annexed, and was attacked and destroyed by Liu Bang sent Lu Wei and Liu Jia, and the lieutenant was taken prisoner and sent to Luoyang to be executed.

In his later years, Liu Bang wantonly expelled the heterogeneous king, and Yingbu rebelled in fear, but was defeated by Liu Bang's troops, and was later booby-trapped and killed by his nephew Wu Hui. The state of Changsha was passed down for five generations, and later because the fifth generation of Changsha king Wu died childless, the state was expelled.