Fan Kuai

Fan Kuai
Fan Kuai
樊噲
	A Ming dynasty illustration of Fan Kuai
Personal details
Born	242 BC?; Feng County, Jiangsu
Died	189 BC
Spouse	Lü Xu
Children	Fan Kang; Fan Shiren; one daughter;
Occupation	General
Posthumous name	Marquis Wu (武侯)
Peerage	Marquis of Wuyang; (舞陽侯)

Fan Kuai (242 – c.July 189 BC^[1]) was a military general of the early Western Han dynasty. He was a prominent figure of the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC), a power struggle for supremacy over China between the Han dynasty's founder, Liu Bang (Emperor Gao), and his rival, Xiang Yu.

^ 6th month of the 6th year of Emperor Hui's reign, per Emperor Hui's biography in Book of Han. The month corresponds to 30 Jun to 28 Jul 189 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar.

[1] 6th month of the 6th year of Emperor Hui's reign, per Emperor Hui's biography in Book of Han. The month corresponds to 30 Jun to 28 Jul 189 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar.

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