Pictures of General Han Xin (大漢齊王爺韓信)

Han Xin (韓信) aka Han Huai Yin (韓淮陰), born in Pre Qin - Qin Dynasty (前秦至秦朝年間), year unknown (生年不詳), hometown in Jiang Su Province Huai An Area (江蘇省淮安縣).

Before he started to assist Duke Xiang Yu (項羽) and Emperor Liu Bang (劉邦), he was just a normal commoner who stayed in his hometown doing laundry with his mother.

After tragic issues happened on him (mother died, got seriously insulted by his town-mates 胯下之辱), he decided to achieve certain Position in his life to proof to the others that he’s a trust-worthy man.

BC209, due to some un-realistic hearsay from the invaders of Qin Empire (秦朝), Duke Xiang Yu boycott Han Xin, forcing him to leave the Chu Kingdom Camp. After Han Xin left, Administrator Officer Xiao He 蕭何 (Advisor of Emperor Liu Bang) using strategies to invite Han Xin to assist Emperor Liu Bang in monitoring of the Battling Issues (蕭何月下追韓信).

After several rounds of discussing on the Battling Issues, Emperor Liu Bang finally appointed Han Xin as the Chief Commander for the Battling (韓信拜大將).

BC205 Lunar 8 Month, after Emperor Liu Bang got his Han Dynasty Empire, Emperor Liu appointed Han Xin as his Premier and also assist the Imperial Court in the Battling Issues.

BC204 Lunar 10 Month, a Historical Well-known Battle started among the Han Empire and Chu Kingdom. By using all the strategies he learnt in the past, Han Xin defeated Chu Kingdom's Armies by just using limited quantity of Han Armies, in History, this Battle was known as Bei Shui Yi Zhan (背水一戰).

BC202 Lunar 12 Month, with Han Xin's knowledge on Battling, Duke Xiang Yu was being forced to the edge of Wu Jiang aka River Wu (烏江), in-order not to disgrace Chu Kingdom and Duke Xiang’s reputation, Xiang Yu killed himself in-front Han Empire's Armies, in History, this part was known as Si Mian Chu Ge (四面楚歌).

After Duke Xiang Yu died, Chu Kingdom was dissolved. The whole China was under the Han Imperial Court's control. After all little kingdoms being destroyed by the Han Armies, Empress Lv (呂雉), wife of Liu Bang, worried that Han Xin would over-throw Emperor Liu Bang to set up his own Kingdom.
So after several tries of accusing Han Xin, Han Xin was being tricked by Empress Lv.

Soon after Han Xin got cheated, he was being put to death in one of the Bell Tower in the Imperial Court.

From then, he was being respect by the folks as a Deity due to his knowledge and contribution in building the Han Empire, known as Duke Han (韓府千歲) or Marquis Han (韓侯王).

During the War period, he invented quite a few Chinese Games, such as Chinese Chess (象棋), Mahjong (麻將/麻吊), Pai Jiu (牌九), etc, because of all these games, the folks always respect him as Deity of Games a& Gambling (游戲之神).

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