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Kingdom of Yong

206 BCE – 205 BCE · capital Feiqiu

The kingdom of Zhang Han, the Qin general turned king, who guarded the western Wei valley against Liu Bang until his capital was flooded in 205 BCE.

Origins

Zhang Han was the Qin general who crushed Chen Sheng's rising, then surrendered to Xiang Yu after the defeat of Qin forces at Julu. In 206 BCE Xiang Yu made him King of Yong, ruling the western Guanzhong region from Feiqiu, west of Xianyang, as the main barrier against Liu Bang in Hanzhong.

Rule and society

Yong was one of the Three Qins, with the Kingdom of Sai and the Kingdom of Di (206 BC). Like them, it lacked local loyalty because Xiang Yu had slaughtered the Qin soldiers Zhang Han had led.

Decline and legacy

Later in 206 BCE Liu Bang's general Han Xin crossed the mountains by the Chencang route and defeated Zhang Han. Besieged in Feiqiu, Zhang held out until 205 BCE, when the Han army flooded the city and he killed himself.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kingdom of Yong. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-yong
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The Epoch Institute. “Kingdom of Yong.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-yong.
Harvard
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