Qin Er Shi
In 209 BC, during the reign of Qin Er Shi, peasant rebellions erupted throughout China to overthrow the Qin dynasty, plunging China into a state of anarchy. Of these uprisings, the earliest one (the Dazexiang Uprising) was led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. Yin Tong, the Administrator of Kuaiji (then still located in Suzhou, rather than Shaoxing), wanted to start a rebellion as well, so he invited Xiang Liang to meet him and discuss their plans. However, the Xiangs killed Yin instead and Xiang Liang initiated the rebellion himself and rallied about 8,000 men to support him. Xiang Liang proclaimed himself Administrator of Kuaiji and appointed Xiang Yu as a general.