During the rebellions towards the end of the
Qin dynasty, a
Zhao royal named was installed as the
King of Zhao by Zhao officials
Zhang Er (
Zhang Ao's father) and in 208 BCE. Upon the final defeat of Qin in 206 BCE,
Xiang Yu split Zhao into Dai (代) and Changshan (常山) and made Zhao Xie and Zhang Er kings of Dai and Changshan, respectively. Chen Yu, who had a personal feud with Zhang Er, managed to defeat Zhang Er and seize his domain. He then restored the Kingdom of Zhao to Zhao Xie, who gave the title of King of Dai to Chen Yu. However, Chen Yu never moved to his domain, instead choosing to serve Zhao Xie as a general. Both Zhao Xie and Chen Yu were eventually defeated and killed by Han forces under
Han Xin and Zhang Er in 204 BCE, with their territories annexed by
Han. When the
Han dynasty was founded,
Liu Bang took back most of the kingships/principalities from the vassal kings of family names different from Liu. He created his son
Liu Heng as the Prince of Dai in 196 BCE. ==See also==