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Fan Zeng
Xiang Yu's chief strategist who urged the elimination of Liu Bang at Hongmen and foresaw Chu's defeat
Mural of the event “Hongmen Banquet”, which this person took part in.
On the eve of Qin's collapse, Liu Bang entered Guanzhong first and accepted the surrender of King Ziying of Qin, infuriating Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu camped four hundred thousand troops at Hongmen, intending to annihilate Liu Bang's faction in one stroke.
Also known as Master Fan · Ya Fu · Fan Yafu
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A renowned strategist from Juchao who served Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu at the age of seventy and was revered by Xiang Yu as 'Second Father'. At the Hongmen Banquet, he repeatedly signaled for Liu Bang's assassination. Later alienated by Chen Ping's scheme, he resigned in anger and died of illness on his journey home.
Life and times
- 277 BCEBorn
Zhou
Qin - 206 BCEHongmen Banquet
Took partage 71At the Hongmen banquet, Fan Zeng pressed Xiang Yu to kill Liu Bang, but Liu escaped and resumed the struggle for Guanzhong.- Feast at Hongmen ConfrontationFan Zeng plotted to kill Liu Bang at the Hongmen feast, but Fan Kuai intervened, allowing Liu Bang's escape.
- Feast at Hongmen Confrontation
- 204 BCEDied
