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Tian Du
Tian Du was a general of Qi who joined Xiang Yu's campaign against the Qin dynasty and in 206 BCE was made King of Qi, with his capital at Linzi, when Xiang Yu divided the old State of Qi into three kingdoms. Tian Rong, the clan strongman left out of the settlement, drove him out within months and reunited Qi under himself.
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