▁and ▁was ▁later ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁the ▁Han ▁emp ire ▁as ▁the ▁dynast y ▁expanded ▁south ward . ▁Its ▁inhabitants ▁were ▁groups ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁non - Ch inese ▁tribes ▁called ▁the ▁B ai y ue . ▁The ▁kingdom ▁surv ived ▁roughly ▁from ▁ 3 3 4 – 1 1 0 ▁BC . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Both ▁Min y ue ▁and ▁D ong ' ou ▁were ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁royal ▁Z ou ▁family ▁who ▁fled ▁Y ue ▁after ▁being ▁defeated ▁by ▁Ch u ▁and ▁Q i ▁in ▁ 3 3 4 ▁BC . ▁When ▁the ▁Q in ▁dynast y ▁fell ▁in ▁ 2 0 6 ▁BC , ▁the ▁H eg emon - K ing ▁X i ang ▁Yu ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁Z ou ▁W uz hu ▁and ▁Z ou ▁Y ao ▁k ings . ▁For ▁that ▁reason ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁support ▁him ▁and ▁instead ▁joined ▁Li u ▁Bang ▁in ▁attack ing ▁X i ang ▁Yu . ▁When ▁Li u ▁Bang ▁won ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 ▁BC , ▁he ▁made ▁Z ou ▁W uz hu ▁king ▁of ▁Min y ue ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 ▁BC , ▁he ▁made ▁Z ou ▁Y ao ▁king ▁of ▁D ong ' ou ▁( E astern ▁O u ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 4 ▁BC , ▁Li u ▁Pi ▁King ▁of ▁Wu , ▁revol ted ▁against ▁the ▁Han ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁persu ade ▁Min y ue ▁and ▁D ong ' ou ▁to ▁join ▁him . ▁The ▁king ▁of ▁Min y ue