Editing Xiang Yu (section)

{{Short description|Hegemon-King of Western Chu (c. 232–202 BC)}}
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{{family name hatnote|[[Xiang (surname 項)|Xiang]]|lang=Chinese}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| image              = Portraits of Famous Men - Xiang Wang.jpg
| caption            = As depicted in the album '' Portraits of Famous Men'', {{circa|1900}}, housed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art
| name = Xiang Yu<br />{{langn|zh|項羽}}
| succession = Ruler of [[Chu (state)|Chu]]
| reign = 206–202 BC
| predecessor = [[Emperor Yi of Chu]]
| spouse = [[Consort Yu (Xiang Yu's wife)|Consort Yu]]
| spouse-type = Wife
| birth_date = 232 BC
| birth_place = Xiaxiang (下相) (modern [[Suqian]], [[Jiangsu]])
| death_date = 202 BC (aged 29–30)
| death_place = [[He County]], [[Anhui]]
| full name = {{plainlist|
*[[Chinese surname|Family name]]: Xiang ({{zhi|c=項}})
*[[Chinese given name|Personal name]]: Ji ({{zhi|c=籍}})
*[[Courtesy name]]: Yu ({{zhi|羽}})}}
| father = Xiang Chao
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
|t=項羽
|s=项羽
|p=Xiàng Yǔ
|w=Hsiang<sup>4</sup> Yü<sup>3</sup>
|mi={{IPAc-cmn|x|iang|4|-|yu|3}}
|j=Hong6 Jyu5
|y=Hohng Yúh
|ci={{IPAc-yue|h|ong|6|-|j|yu|5}}
|poj=Hāng Ú
|altname3=Hegemon-King of Western Chu
|c3=西楚霸王
|p3=Xīchǔ bà wáng
|w3=Hsi<sup>1</sup>-ch'u<sup>3</sup> pa<sup>4</sup> wang<sup>2</sup>|mi3={{IPAc-cmn|x|i|1|-|ch|u|3|-|b|a|4|-|wang|2}}
|j3=Sai1-co2 baa3 wong4
}}

'''Xiang Yu''' ({{circa|232|January 202&nbsp;BC}}),<ref>12th month of the 5th year of Liu Bang's reign (including his tenure as King of Han), per vol.11 of ''Zizhi Tongjian''. The month correpsonds to 29 Dec 203 BC to 27 Jan 202 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar.</ref> born '''Xiang Ji''', was the Hegemon-King of [[Western Chu]] during the [[Chu–Han Contention]] period (206–202 BC) of China. A noble of the [[state of Chu]], Xiang Yu rebelled against the [[Qin dynasty]], destroying their last remnants and becoming a powerful warlord. He was granted the title of "Duke of Lu" ({{lang|zh-Hant|魯公}}) by [[Emperor Yi of Chu|King Huai II]] of the restoring Chu state in 208&nbsp;BC. The following year, he led the Chu forces to victory at the [[Battle of Julu]] against the Qin armies led by [[Zhang Han (Qin dynasty)|Zhang Han]]. After the fall of Qin, Xiang Yu was enthroned as the "Hegemon-King of Western Chu" ({{lang|zh|西楚霸王}}) and ruled a vast area spanning central and eastern China, with [[Pengcheng]] as his capital. He engaged [[Emperor Gaozu of Han|Liu Bang]], the founding emperor of the [[Han dynasty]], in a long struggle for power, known as the [[Chu–Han Contention]], which concluded with his eventual defeat at the [[Battle of Gaixia]] and his suicide.