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men, escaping himself by a miracle from the field. He also managed to save a son and daughter, but his father and wife fell into the hands of Hsiang Chi. Then followed the long struggle, in the early part of which Hsiang Chi was uniformly successful, ending in the peace of ^;^ Euang-wu, which restored to Liu Pang his wife and father; which peace, at the instigation of Chang Liang, Liu Pang at once proceeded to violate. He started in pursuit of Hsiang Chi, and inflicted upon him a crushing defeat at '^ ~fC Kai-hsia in Anhui; upon which Hsiang Chi committed suicide and Liu Pang was proclaimed first Emperor of the Han dynasty, B.C. 202. After a short reign, troubled by incursions of the Turkic tribes on the north-west frontier, he died, leaving his consort, Lfi Hon, Regent of the empire. See CM Hsin^ Ch^Sn P^ing^ Hnang Chif Han Hsin.

IiiuPao iS}^. A.D. 116-145. Son of Liu Tu, whom he 1335 succeeded in 126 as seventh Emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty. His mother was a concubine who fell a victim to the spite of the Empress. In 120 he was nominated Heir Apparent; but in consequence of a palace squabble in which his wet-nurse was killed through the machinations of his father's old wet-nurse, he was degraded iu 124. Upon the death of his father he was not allowed to approach the bier, and an attempt was made to keep him from the throne; however a coup (Vital was planned, and the conspirators were put to death. His reign was much troubled by attacks from the Hsiung-nu, and the Hsien-pi raided Liao-tung. Canonised as ^

Liu Pao ^ j^. A famous painter of the 2nd cent. A.D., who 1336 was such a skilful artist t^t his picture of the Milky Way made people feel hot, and his picture of the north wind made them feel cold. His drawings of ravens were also much admired. He held office as Governor of Shu, part of modern SstLch'uan.