Liu Bei was peasant, general, warlord, and later the founding Emperor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of China. Although having a later start than his rivals, also lacking both the material resources and social status they commanded, Liu Bei overcame his many defeats to carve out his own realm. Liu Bei is widely known as the ideal benevolent, humane ruler who cared for his people and picked good advisers. (Source: Wikipedia)