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Xiang Bo
Xiang Yu's uncle who warned Zhang Liang before Hongmen and drew his sword to shield Liu Bang during the banquet
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 Xiang Chan · Liu Bo · Marquis of Sheyang
- Roles
- Statesman / Official
Personal name Chan, courtesy name Bo, uncle of Xiang Yu and Left Minister of Chu. Grateful to Zhang Liang for saving his life years earlier, he secretly alerted Zhang Liang before Hongmen. During the banquet, seeing Xiang Zhuang's assassination attempt, he rose to dance with drawn sword and shielded Liu Bang. After the Han was founded, he was granted the imperial surname Liu and made Marquis of Sheyang.
Life and times
Dates c. 245 BCE–192 BCE
- 206 BCEHongmen BanquetTook part
- 206 BCEFeast at Hongmen Confrontation