| Zheng Chang | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭昌 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑昌 | ||||||
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Zheng Chang was a ruler of the Kingdom of Hán of the Eighteen Kingdoms during the Chu–Han contention period of Chinese history.
Zheng was initially the magistrate of Wu County during the Qin Dynasty. He was an acquaintance of Xiang Yu, and followed the latter in rebelling against Qin around 209 BC. After the fall of Qin in 206 BC, Xiang divided the former Qin Empire into the Eighteen Kingdoms, and appointed Han Cheng as the ruler of Hán. Months later, Xiang had Han Cheng killed and replaced with Zheng. Later that year, Hán Xin attacked the Hán kingdom with support from Liu Bang and defeated Zheng. Zheng surrendered and was replaced by Hán Xin.
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| Preceded by Han Cheng |
King of Hán 206 BC – 205 BC |
Succeeded by Hán Xin |
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