Xiang Yu

Xiang Yu (born Xiang Ji, about 232 to about 202 BCE) was a Chinese warlord of the former state of Chu who rose in the rebellions against the Qin dynasty and became the leading figure of the interregnum that followed. Raised by his uncle Xiang Liang, he took command of the Chu rebel army in 207 BCE and won a decisive victory over the Qin general Zhang Han at the Battle of Julu. After Qin fell he divided its lands among eighteen kingdoms and took the title Hegemon-King of Western Chu, ruling from the capital Pengcheng. He then fought his rival Liu Bang in the Chu-Han Contention, was trapped at Gaixia in 202 BCE and died by his own hand. The source describes him as a formidable warrior and tactician who was poor in diplomacy and strategy.