China: Liu Bei (161-10 June 223) flees to Yuan Shao, from a Ming Dynasty edition of 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' known as Sanguo zhi tongsu yanyi

Liu Bei (161 – 21 June 223 CE) was a warlord, military general and later as Emperor Zhaolie the founder of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. Despite having a later start than his rivals and lacking both the material resources and social status they commanded, Liu overcame his many defeats to carve out his own realm, which at its peak spanned modern day Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, part of Hubei and part of Gansu.

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