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Liu Bang, China's Gaoler-King

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By the late 3rd century BC, uprisings were multiplying in China against the Qin and their effective leader Zhao Gao, which is unsurprising: just over a decade had passed since the Qin unification, so it made sense for claimants to try and restore ancient states such as Chu, where an important secession movement was launched.

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