King Wen of Chu
| King Wen of Chu 楚文王 | |||||||||
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| King of Chu | |||||||||
| Reign | 689–677 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | King Wu | ||||||||
| Successor | Du'ao | ||||||||
| Died | 677 BC | ||||||||
| Spouse | Xi Gui (息媯) | ||||||||
| Issue | Du'ao King Cheng Wen Mi (文羋) Jiang Mi (江羋) | ||||||||
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| House | Mi | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Chu | ||||||||
| Father | King Wu | ||||||||
King Wen of Chu (Chinese: 楚文王; pinyin: Chǔ Wén Wáng), personal name Xiong Zi, was from 689 BC to 677 BC the king of the Chu state.[1]
King Wen succeeded his father, King Wu, who died in 690 BC. He died in 677 BC and was succeeded by one of his sons, Du'ao.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s BCE]. "楚世家". In Pei Yin (裴駰); [in Chinese] Sima Zhen; Zhang Shoujie (張守節); Zhang Wenhu (張文虎) [in Chinese] (eds.). Shiji 史記三家注 [Records of the Grand Historian] (in Literary Chinese) (annotated critical ed.). Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju.
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