Di
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Was on of the of the so-called Five Barbarian Kingdoms during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. It was the kingdom of the Di, an ancient ethnic group that lived in western China.
Establishment
- January 205 BC: After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, military leader Xiang Yu divided China into Eighteen Kingdoms. Among these, Di was established in northern Shaanxi.
Chronology
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1. Liu Bang´s Insurrection against the Qin dynasty
Was an insurrection in the Qin Empire that lead to its demise.
- January 205 BC: After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, military leader Xiang Yu divided China into Eighteen Kingdoms. Among these, Di was established in northern Shaanxi.
2. Chu-Han Contention
Was a war between the two most powerful successors of the Qin Dynasty, Western Chu and Han, won by the latter which was able to reunite China.
- January 204 BC: Liu Bang was the founder and first emperor of the Han Dynasty in China. The Chu-Han Contention was a power struggle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu of the Chu Kingdom for control of China after the fall of the Qin Dynasty. Liu Bang emerged victorious and established the Han Dynasty in -205.
Disestablishment
- January 204 BC: Liu Bang was the founder and first emperor of the Han Dynasty in China. The Chu-Han Contention was a power struggle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu of the Chu Kingdom for control of China after the fall of the Qin Dynasty. Liu Bang emerged victorious and established the Han Dynasty in -205.