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Born: 256 BC - 247 BC
Died: 1 June 195 BC
Ancestral home: Pei County, State of Chu, Warring States era (Present day Xuzhou, Jiangsu)
Also known as: Liu Bang Emperor Gao of Han Gaozu Taizu Liu Ji
Book mentions: 21

Roles:

emperor

Factions:

Han dynasty (primary)

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Appears in 16 chapters:

Chapter 1 — Three Heroes Swear Brotherhood In The Peach Garden; One Victory Shatters The Rebels In Battlegrounds.
Han Supreme Ancestor and dynasty founder; cited in the chapter's opening frame ('slew a white serpent to raise the banners of uprising').
Chapter 2 — Zhang Fei Whips The Government Officer; He Jin Plots To Kill The Eunuchs.
Han founder; named in the chapter's recap of dynastic background.
Chapter 6 — Burning The Capital, Dong Zhuo Commits An Atrocity; Hiding The Imperial Hereditary Seal, Sun Jian Breaks Faith.
Han founder Liu Bang; cited in Li Ru's 'Han on the west, Han on the east' prophecy paragraph.
Chapter 14 — Cao Cao Moves The Court To Xuchang; Lu Bu Leads A Night Raid Against Xuzhou.
Cited by Xun Yu: the Han founder won the people by wearing mourning for Emperor Yi of Chu - proof that honoring a wronged sovereign is the road to power.
Chapter 18 — Giving Counsels, Jia Xu Directs A Great Victory; Braving Battlefield, Xiahou Dun Loses An Eye.
Invoked in Guo Jia's ten-points speech: the Supreme Ancestor beat the stronger Xiang Yu by superior wisdom alone - the template for Cao Cao against Yuan Shao.
Chapter 20 — Cao Cao Organizes A Hunting Expedition In Xutian; Dong Cheng Receives A Secret Command In The Palace.
His portrait presides over the Temple of Ancestors scene: the minor official of Sishang who slew the white serpent, crushed Qin in three years and Chu in five - the ancestor whose 'weakling descendant' whispers for help beneath the painting.
Chapter 30 — Shunning Advice, Yuan Shao Loses Leaders and Granaries; Using Strategy, Cao Cao Scores Victory At Guandu.
Cited in Xun Yu's resolve-stiffening letter: Cao Cao's position is brighter than Liu Bang's was against Xiang Yu at Jungyang and Chenggao - hold, and the unexpected move will come.
Chapter 31 — Cao Cao Overcomes Yuan Shao In Cangting; Liu Bei Seeks Shelter With Liu Biao In Jingzhou.
Guan Yu's consolation at the Han River feast: the great Founder of Han was defeated by Xiang Yu many times, yet won at the Nine-Mile Mountains and founded four centuries of dynasty.
Chapter 37 — Sima Hui Recommends A Scholar To Liu Bei; Liu Bei Pays Three Visits To The Sleeping Dragon Ridge.
Opens Cui Zhouping's lecture on the cycles: with the slaying of Qin's wicked ruler, Liu Bang turned disorder to order and bought two centuries of tranquillity.
Chapter 43 — Zhuge Liang Disputes With The Southern Scholars; Lu Su Denounces The Majority Opinion.
Cited twice in Zhuge Liang's defense: the Founder lost battle after battle to Xiang Yu yet won at Gaixia, and rose from origins as lowly as a mat-weaver's.
Chapter 65 — Ma Chao Battles At Jiameng Pass; Liu Bei Takes Over Yizhou.
Cited by Fa Zheng in the law debate: the founder of Han 'drew up three chapters of law, and the people were profoundly affected by his virtue.'
Chapter 73 — Liu Bei Becomes The Prince Of Hanzhong; Guan Yu Marches To Attack Xiangyang.
The Founder of Han, twice invoked: the memorial's model of a ruler who ennobled his clan, and Fei Shi's example of the lord who set Han Xin above his oldest friends.
Chapter 80 — Cao Pi Deposes The Emperor, Taking Away The Fortunes of Han; Liu Bei Assumes The Throne, Continuing The Heritage.
The Great Ancestor of the Emperor's defiance — who with a three-span sword slew the Snake, reduced Qin, overwhelmed Chu, and won the empire now being signed away — and one of the two warrior ancestors Liu Bei's announcement claims.
Chapter 82 — Sun Quan Submits To Wei, Receiving The Nine Dignities; The First Ruler Attacks Wu, Rewarding Six Armies.
Sun Quan's precedent for swallowing pride — Liu Bang once accepted the princedom of Han from Xiang Yu's hands, 'I have to depend upon circumstances.'
Chapter 91 — Sacrificing At River Lu, The Prime Minister Marches Homeward; Attacking Wei, The Lord Of Wuxiang Presents A Memorial.
Cited by Cao Zhen as the precedent that saves Sima Yi from execution: the Supreme Ancestor of Han, who under pretence of a trip on Lake Yunmeng summoned his vassals and seized the denounced Han Xin. Cao Rui follows the model to Anyi.
Chapter 97 — Sending A Second Memorial, Zhuge Liang Renews The Attack On Wei; Forging A Letter, Jiang Wei Defeats The Northern Army.
The Second Memorial's first argument. The Founder of the Hans, whose enlightenment 'rivaled the glory of the sun and moon' and whose counselors were 'profound as the ocean abyss' — and who still trod a hazardous path and suffered losses before attaining repose. If he could not win by waiting, the argument runs, neither can a lesser court.