Western Chu: Map & History
The Chu–Han Contention (楚漢相爭), also known as the Chu–Han War (楚漢戰爭), was an interregnum of civil wars in Imperial China between the fall of the Qin dynasty in 206 BCE and the establishment of the Han dynasty in 202 BCE.
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The Chu–Han Contention (楚漢相爭), also known as the Chu–Han War (楚漢戰爭), was an interregnum of civil wars in Imperial China between the fall of the Qin dynasty in 206 BCE and the establishment of the Han dynasty in 202 BCE.
Modern Countries Once Part of Western Chu
At its mapped extent, Western Chu covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Western Chu's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Western Chu in Depth
Background
Towards the end of the Warring States period, the western state of Qin conquered the other six states – Hán, Zhao, Yan, Wei, Chu and Qi – and unified China under the Qin dynasty in 221 BCE, and King Zheng of Qin declared himself the First Emperor of China. After his untimely death during the fifth imperial tour in 210 BCE, the chief eunuch Zhao Gao conspired with chancellor Li Si to install the incompetent Prince Huhai as the new emperor, forcing the suicide of the then-heir apparent Prince Fusu and purging anyone deemed disobedient in the Qin court.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Chu–Han Contention (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Western Chu: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Western Chu exist?
Western Chu is dated to 208 BCE – 203 BCE, in the Classical Antiquity era.
How large was Western Chu at its peak?
At its peak in 203 BC Western Chu covered about 354,296 km².