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In AD 22, when the radical reform measures of Wang Mang made his Xin dynasty unpopular, Liu raised an army with support from his powerful clan and other wealthy landowner families.

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January 15, 5 B.C.E- March 29, 57 C.E, born Liu Xiu, was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty, restorer of the dynasty in 25 C.E. and founder of the Later Han or Eastern Han, the restored Han Dynasty

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Emperor Wang, aware that Emperor Gengshi was becoming a major threat, sent his cousin Wang Yi and his prime minister Wang Xun with what he considered to be overwhelming force of some 430,000 men to crush the newly constituted Han regime

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He was the son of Liu Qin, magistrate of Nandun county.

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Liu Qin married the daughter of Fan Chong, and the couple had three sons, Liu Yan, Liu Zhong, and Liu Xiu, born January 15, 5 B.C.E..

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He ruled over the whole of China from 36 until 57.

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Liu Xiu was one of the many descendants of the Han imperial family.

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Instead, they supported another local rebel leader, Liu Xuan, a third cousin of Liu Yan, who had claimed the title of General Gengshi, and was considered to have a weak personality.

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(Hun Dynasty)

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After assembling forces and proclaiming himself emperor in the face of competitors, he was able to defeat his rivals, destroy the peasant army of the Chimei (Red Eyebrows, known for their disorganization and marauding, and finally reunified the whole of China in 36 C.E..