Liú Bāng bèi fēng wéi Hànwáng yǐhòu, yǐ Hànzhōng wéi gēnjùdì.
After Liu Bang was made King of Han, he used Hanzhong as his base.
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The name means the land on the Han River (汉水). In 206 BC Xiang Yu (项羽) made Liu Bang King of Han (汉王) with this region as his fief. The name then passed to the dynasty he founded and from it to the Han Chinese. The city's full name is 汉中市.
