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Chu–Han Contention
The Chu-Han Contention was the civil war that followed the collapse of the Qin dynasty in the late third century BCE, fought between Xiang Yu of Chu and Liu Bang of Han. Liu Bang emerged victorious and proclaimed himself emperor. He founded the Han Dynasty.
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