The Chinese emperor Han Kao-tsu (ca. 247-195 BC) was the founder of the Former Han dynasty, the first major Chinese dynasty for which there are reliable and fairly full historical records. Kao-tsu is the posthumous title given to Liu Chi, the founder...

Liu Pang (256 BC-195 BC) was emperor of China. His reign established China's imperial system which lasted until the twentieth century. Liu Pang, posthumously named Kao Tsu, ruled as the first emperor of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) from 202 B.C....