楚国 / Chu Kingdom (early Han)
楚国 / Chu Kingdom enters the wiki through Hanji 174 as the early Han kingdom 刘邦 grants to his younger brother 刘交. The source places Xue, Donghai, Pengcheng, and related counties in this new Chu kingdom.
This page is distinct from 楚国, the pre-Qin and Chu-Han state tradition. The Hanji 174 use is a post-founding royal jurisdiction created after 韩信 loses the older Chu kingship.
Hanji 188 shows this Liu-family Chu kingdom under rebel pressure. 英布 / 黥布 defeats 刘交 before 刘邦 personally brings the main Han force, making Chu a failed first defense line in the final Huainan campaign rather than a secure same-surname buffer.
Connections
- Hanji 188, 刘交, 英布 / 黥布, and 刘邦 - Chu defeat before Liu Bang’s main suppression.
- Hanji 174 - source page.
- 刘交 - recipient and Chu king.
- 刘邦 and 韩信 - grantor and displaced previous Chu king.
- 荆国 - paired split from Han Xin’s former Chu territory.
- 同姓王分封 and 敌意封国安置 - successor control frame and earlier Han Xin placement context.