During his reign, he attempted to give a wife to Modu Chanyu, the leader of the Hsiung-nu, but was deceived by his despotic wife, the Empress Lu, who ruled after his death as the power behind the throne.
When this man's rival captured his father, he allegedly responded that they had been sworn brothers in the service of the late king, so "my father is your father – if you decide to boil him, let me have a basin of the broth." He forced his favorite male lover, Chi Ju, to wear makeup and was foiled in an attempt to name him successor. Given the title "Duke of Pe'i" early in life upon returning to his hometown, he was relegated to a distant province by his earlier mentioned rival, Hsiang Yu, whose suicide allowed this man to take the throne. During his reign, he attempted to give a wife to Modu Chanyu, the leader of the Hsiung-nu, but was deceived by his despotic wife, the Empress Lu, who ruled after his death as the power behind the throne. Known for growing up as a prison official of the peasant class, FTP, name this man who opposed Shih Huang Ti and took power in 202 B.C. to begin the Han Dynasty.
When this man's rival captured his father, he allegedly responded that they had been sworn brothers in the service of the late king, so "my father is your father – if you decide to boil him, let me have a basin of the broth."
{Liu Pang} (or Liu Bang, or Emperor Gao/Gaozu/Kao Tsu, prompt on just