By: Ayoub
In the Han dynasty there were many importants people and historical events. Before the Han Dynasty there was the Qin dynasty and it was ruled by the Qin emperor. Liu Bang led a revolt against him and he was overthrown and this was the start of the Han Dynasty. First, was the founder of the dynasty Liu Bang. Liu Bang came from a peasant family. His name was originally Liu Bang but he was given the name Emperor Gaozu. Liu Bang became emperor in 206 B.C.E. One was Liu Bang’s opponents was a general named Xiang Yu or known as Xiang Ji. There was a war between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu which lasted 4 years. Xiang Yu captured Liu Bang’s father and warned him he was going to be boiled alive unless Bang surrendered but Bang did