China: Emperor Gaozu (256/247 BCE - 1 June 195 BCE), founder and first ruler of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE-9 CE). Ming Dynasty hanging scroll painting, 1368-1644. Emperor Gaozu, personal name Liu Bang, courtesy name Ji, temple name Taizu and posthumous name Gaodi, was the founder of the Han Dynasty, ruling over China from 202 BCE to 195 BCE. Liu was one of the few dynastic founders in Chinese history who emerged from the peasant class (another major example being Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty). In the early stage of his rise to prominence, Liu was addressed as 'Duke of Pei'.

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