Between 212 and 215, Liu Bei took over Yi Province (covering the Sichuan Basin) from the warlord Liu Zhang, and wrestled control of Hanzhong from rival warlord Cao Cao in 219.įrom the territories he gained, Liu Bei established a position for himself in China during the final years of the Han Dynasty. Following the counsel of his advisor Zhuge Liang and Zhuge's Longzhong Plan, Liu Bei conquered parts of Jing Province (covering present-day Hubei and Hunan) in 208 and 209. Towards the end of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei, a warlord and distant relative of the Han imperial clan, rallied the support of many capable followers. The state is sometimes known as the Kingdom of Shu, though this usage is ambiguous as it was the name of the older Shu state in the area (ca. The other two states were Cao Wei in central and northern China and Eastern Wu in southeastern China. Some historians argue it was the last Han Dynasty because its founding emperor Liu Bei was directly related to the sovereign family of the original Han Dynasty, and bore their surname.
The state was based on areas around Sichuan, which was then known as Shu. Shu Han was one of the three states competing for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period, after the fall of the Han Dynasty.
Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion The territories of Shu Han (in red), AD 262
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