Jing Ju (died 208 BC) was one of the leaders during the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising against the

Qin dynasty The Qin dynasty ( ) was the first Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China. It is named for its progenitor state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty (256 BC). Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng enga ...

between 209 and 208 BC. Upon hearing the news of Chen Sheng's defeat by the Qin forces and uncertain about his death, his subordinate Qin Jia () persuaded him to claim the title "King of Chu". Shortly after,

Xiang Liang Xiang Liang (; died 208 BC) was a Chinese military leader who led a rebellion against the Qin dynasty between 209 and 208 BC. He is best known as an uncle of Xiang Yu, the rival of the Han dynasty's founding emperor Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Ban ...

claimed that Jing Ju had betrayed Chen Sheng by claiming the latter's title, so he sent

Ying Bu Ying Bu (died November or December 196 BC) was a Chinese military general, monarch, politician, and warlord who lived during the early Han dynasty. He was a native of Lu County (六縣; present-day Lu'an, Anhui). In his early life under the Qin ...

to defeat Qin Jia, which resulted in executions for both Qin Jia and Jing Ju.

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