Liu Bei
劉備
(161 - 223)
Liu Bei, courtesy name Xuande (玄德) , was a warlord
who founded the state of Shu Han (蜀漢) in 221
during the Three Kingdoms period and became
its first emperor. The dynasty that he founded,
however, never expanded much beyond Sichuan
and lasted only until 263/264.
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In Three Kingdoms, he is often known as Guan Yu
and Zhang Fei's eldest oath brother.
