The Daze Village Uprising had occured in 209 BCE under the leadership of a Chu peasant, Chen Sheng, who had proclaimed himself "King of Rising Chu" (Zhangchu).

This uprising had been crushed by the Qin army but it has inspired a new wave of other rebellions.

One of the leaders, Jing Ju of Chu, proclaims himself the new king of Chu.

Jing Ju is defeated by another rebel force under Xiang Liang.

Xiang installs Xiong Xin, a scion of Chu's traditional royal family, on the throne of Chu under the regnal name King Huai II.

In 206 BCE, after the fall of the Qin Empire, Xiang Yu, Xiang Liang's nephew, proclaims himself the "Hegemon-King of Western Chu" and promotes King Huai II to "Emperor Yi".

He subsequently haa Yi assassinated.

Xiang Yu then engages with Liu Bang, another prominent Chu rebel, in a long struggle for supremacy over the lands of the former Qin Empire, which becomes known as the Chu-Han Contention.

The conflict ends in victory for Liu Bang: he proclaimsthe Han Dynasty and is later honored with the temple name Gaozu, while Xiang Yu commits suicide in defeat.