Editing Xiang Yu (section)

==Division of the empire==
{{See also|Eighteen Kingdoms}}

In the spring of 206 BC, Xiang Yu promoted King Huai II, the nominal ruler of the Chu rebel group, to a more "honourable" title – [[Emperor Yi of Chu]] – and divided the territories of the former Qin dynasty into the [[Eighteen Kingdoms]]. He declared himself "Hegemon-King of Western Chu" and ruled nine [[Commandery (China)|commanderies]] in the former [[Liang (state)|Liang]] and Chu states, with his kingdom's capital at Pengcheng ({{zhi|c=彭城}}; present-day [[Xuzhou]], [[Jiangsu]]). The remaining kingdoms were granted to, among others, Xiang Yu's subordinates, some leaders of the other rebel groups, and the three surrendered Qin generals. The [[Guanzhong]] region, which was rightfully Liu Bang's according to the earlier promise by King Huai II, was instead given to the three surrendered Qin generals and collectively known as the [[Three Qins]]. Liu Bang, on the other hand, was relocated to the remote [[Hanzhong]] and given the title "King of [[Han dynasty|Han]]".

Among the kings appointed by Xiang Yu, some were followers of the leaders of the other rebel groups, and the leaders themselves should rightfully be the kings instead of their followers. Xiang Yu also did not award titles to some rebel leaders who had not supported him earlier but had contributed to the overthrow of the Qin dynasty. In the winter of 206 BC, Xiang Yu moved Emperor Yi of Chu to the remote Chen County ({{zhi|c=郴縣}}; present-day [[Chenzhou]], [[Hunan]]), effectively sending the puppet emperor into exile. In 205 BC, while en route to Chen County, Emperor Yi was assassinated by [[Ying Bu]], the King of Jiujiang, who had been acting on Xiang Yu's order.

In late 206 BC, Xiang Yu executed [[Cheng, King of Han|Han Cheng]], the King of [[Han (Warring States)|Hán]], and replaced him with [[Zheng Chang]]. Some months later, [[Tian Rong]] seized control of the former Qi territories – divided into the Jiaodong, Qi and Jibei kingdoms – from their respective kings appointed by Xiang Yu, and declared himself the King of [[Qi (state)|Qi]]. In the [[Zhao (state)|Zhao]] territories, [[Chen Yu (Eighteen Kingdoms)|Chen Yu]] led an uprising against [[Zhang Er (Western Han)|Zhang Er]], the King of [[Changshan Commandery|Changshan]] appointed by Xiang Yu, seized control of Changsha and installed {{ill|Zhao Xie|zh|趙歇}} as the King of Zhao.