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

  1. ^ 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.
King Wen of Chu
 Died: 677 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Chu
689–677 BC 		Succeeded by


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Wen_of_Chu
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