Xin, King of Han 韓王信 (died 196 BCE) was one of the feudal lords
enfeoffed by Xiang Yu 項羽 after the end of the Qin dynasty 秦
(221-206 BCE). He was a descendant of King Xiang of the Warring
States period 戰國 (5th cent-221 BCE) state of Han 韓襄王. When the
rebellions broke out against the Qin dynasty, Xin joined Zhang
Liang 張良 and Liu Bang 劉邦. After Liu Bang had conquered the
metropolitan area around the capital of Qin, Xianyang 咸陽 (modern
Xianyang, Shaanxi), Xin was made Defender-in-chief (taiwei 太尉)
of Han 韓, a kingdom that first had to be established. Han Xin
succeeded in the occupation of the territory of the former state
of Han was was subsequently enfeoffed as King of Han. He
participated in Liu Bang's war against the hegemonial king Xiang
Yu, and after the latter's defeat in 202, was affirmed his royal
position by Liu Bang who then proclaimed the Han dynasty 漢 (206
BCE-220 CE). His capital was first Yingchuan 潁川 (modern Yuxian
禹縣, Henan), and later Jinyang 晉陽 (modern Linfen 臨汾, Shanxi). He
had to defend the